Etymology

mer-

Today it means: sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures. Full definition →

Middle English mere- ← Old English mere- ← Proto-Germanic *mari-
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mer- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*mari“sea”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*mari-
  3. Old English · inherited frommere-
  4. Middle English · inherited frommere-
  5. English todaymer-

From Middle English mere-, from Old English mere-, from Proto-Germanic *mari-, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea”). More at mere.

mer- · prefix2

Extracted from merman, mermaid.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*mari all →

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