Where does “mearu” come from?

mearu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maru, from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

mearu (Old English): tender, delicate

Definitions

  1. tender, delicate

Ancestry of “mearu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*maru—
2Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *maru →