Where does “mea” come from?

mea (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

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Ancestry of “mea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmêr—
2Old Saxonmeri—
3Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
4Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →