Where does “отмереть” come from?

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

отмереть (Russian): to die of part of an organism or plant

Definitions

  1. to die of part of an organism or plant

Ancestry of “отмереть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмере́тьto die, to perish (in large numbers)
2Old East Slavicмерети—
3Proto-Slavicmertito die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →