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Where does “mērį̄” come from?

mērį̄ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

mērį̄ (Proto-Germanic): fame, reputation

Definitions

  1. fame, reputation

Ancestry of “mērį̄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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