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Where does “mērós” come from?

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

mērós (Proto-Indo-European): great; considerable; sizable; impressive

Definitions

  1. great; considerable; sizable; impressive

Ancestry of “mērós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

Words derived from “mērós”

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