Where does “yþmere” come from?

yþmere (Old English) comes from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

yþmere (Old English): the billowy main, tossing sea

Definitions

  1. the billowy main, tossing sea

Ancestry of “yþmere”, step by step

yþmere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
2Old Englishbyriġ—
3Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
4Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via Old English ȳþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishȳþwave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water
2Proto-Germanicunþīwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanunt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Old English burg →