Where does “mer” come from?

mer (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mēr, from Old Norse meir, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

mer (Swedish): Comparative form of "mycket", used in...

Definitions

  1. Comparative form of "mycket", used in...

Ancestry of “mer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmēr—
2Old Norsemeir—
3Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “mer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiz →Every word from Old Norse meir →