Where does “мере́ть” come from?

мере́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мерети, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

мере́ть (Russian): to die, to perish (in large numbers)

Definitions

  1. to die, to perish (in large numbers)

Ancestry of “мере́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмерети
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “мере́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Slavic mertiEvery word from Old East Slavic мерети