English
Gooise Meren
Gooise Meren comes from Dutch Gooise Meren, from meer ‘lake’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘standing water’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*móri‘standing water’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mari‘lake, body of water’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘sea, lake’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150meri‘lake, sea’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500mēre‘lake (fresh water)’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentmeer‘lake’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentGooise Meren
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*móri‘standing water’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mari‘lake, body of water’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘sea, lake’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150meri‘lake, sea’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500mēre‘lake (fresh water)’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentmeer‘lake’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentGooise Meren
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘sea, lake, wetland’
remember, murder, nightmare, mortality, mortal, maritime, submarine, mortar, mara, morbid, muller, mort, morn, mariner, ambrosia, moribund, marinara, cormorant, 59 more
through Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘standing water’
march, marine, mare, moor, marinate, maar, 16 more
through Proto-Germanic *mari ‘lake, body of water’
through Proto-West Germanic *mari ‘sea, lake’
Today it means
name A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *móri / Gooise Meren