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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mērijaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *meraną, the original meaning being "shining", with these terms apparently tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to shine, sparkle, excel). Compare Ancient Greek μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, to flash, sparkle), Latin merus (pure),[1] as well as Old Church Slavonic мѣръ (měrŭ), Old Irish már, mór.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*mērijaz

  1. renowned, famous, great
    Synonym: *mēraz

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*mēri-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366