Proto-West Germanic

*mairī

‘mooring post’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *mairī.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *mairī, most familiar first.

• mere ← mǣre
• moor ← moren ← *mārian ← *mairōn

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *mairī