Where does “mere-” come from?

mere- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mari-, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mere-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmari-—
2Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mere-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →