Where does “mær” come from?
mær (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse mærr, from Proto-Germanic mērijaz, from Proto-Indo-European mēros — large, handsome.
mær (Old Swedish): famous, glorious
Ancestry of “mær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mærr | famous, glorious, illustrious |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mērijaz | renowned, famous, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēros | large, handsome |