Where does “Stelle Mäa” come from?

Stelle Mäa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Mäa, from Middle Low German mêr, from Old Saxon meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Stelle Mäa (Plautdietsch): Pacific Ocean

Definitions

  1. Pacific Ocean

Ancestry of “Stelle Mäa”, step by step

Stelle Mäa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Mäa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMäasea, ocean
2Middle Low Germanmêr—
3Old Saxonmeri—
4Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
5Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Plautdietsch stell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschstellquiet, silent, still
2Middle Low Germanstille—
3Old Saxonstilli—
4Proto-West Germanicstillīstill; quiet
5Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →