English
mereing
Mereing comes from Old English mǣre ‘boundary, limit’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fence’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to fence’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēriją‘boundary’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mǣre‘boundary, limit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934mereing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to fence’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mēriją‘boundary’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mǣre‘boundary, limit’
- Englishearliest quotation 1934mereing
Earliest quotation: 1934, Ordnance Survey, Notes on CB: “Mereings on O.S. maps show to which field or…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to fence’
community, mean, common, commission, met, minute, communication, minister, ministry, minor, commit, communist, mess, mutual, meal, communicate, compromise, immune, missile, min, menu, ammunition, immunity, dismiss, communism, minus, municipality, communal, mole, premise, communion, mural, ammo, mayhem, noodle, moor, commune, mite, intermittent, omit, 79 more
Today it means
noun An administrative or property boundary on a map.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / mereing