Where does “mēron” come from?

mēron (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mairōną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mēron (Old Dutch): to make more, to make increase

Definitions

  1. to make more, to make increase

Ancestry of “mēron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmairōnąto moor, fasten to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mēron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mairōną →