Where does “mēr” come from?

mēr (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse meir, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Ancestry of “mēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeir—
2Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “mēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiz →Every word from Old Norse meir →