Where does “mǣre” come from?

mǣre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mēriją, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mǣre (Old English): famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid,...

Definitions

  1. famous, great, excellent, sublime, splendid,...

Ancestry of “mǣre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmērijąboundary
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mǣre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēriją →