meer

Afrikaans

noun
Definitions
  • lake

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish meer (lake, more, boundary, a limit) inherited from Middle Dutch mēre inherited from Old Dutch meri inherited from Proto-Germanic *mari (sea, lake, ocean) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *móri (sea, lake, body of water, standing water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*móri

Gloss

sea, lake, body of water, standing water

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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