Where does “meartal” come from?

meartal (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian mear, from Old Frisian māra, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

meartal (West Frisian): plural

Definitions

  1. plural

Ancestry of “meartal”, step by step

meartal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian mear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianmearmore
2Old Frisianmāra
3Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
4Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via West Frisian tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantalnumber, amount; grammatical number
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē-Every word from Proto-Germanic maizôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō