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Where does “mēraz” come from?

mēraz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mērós, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

mēraz (Proto-Germanic): great; excellent; famous

Definitions

  1. great; excellent; famous

Ancestry of “mēraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmērósgreat; considerable; sizable; impressive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mēraz”

  • marlin
  • marline
  • marlinspike
  • marlinespike
  • vermaren
  • vermaard
  • maren
  • Ingemar
  • merlin
  • 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
  • mærð
  • mērijaną
  • Ingumēraz
  • mērį̄
  • mēriþō
  • Ingimarr
  • vermaren
  • marlen
  • marlijn
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