Where does “mero” come from?

mero (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

mero (Old Saxon): more

Definitions

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Ancestry of “mero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
2Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mero”

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