View Full Version : IndoEuropean languages
maddhan1979
July 20th, 2015, 05:28 PM
Three words Heer, Meer and Neer, seem to be coming from some common root.
Neer means Water.
Anyone has a clue, what are the roots of these words?
rohittewatia
July 21st, 2015, 01:09 PM
It sounds like Dutch names (Netherland) to me...for example,
Maarten van der Meer, De 100 meest voorkomende namen in Nederland, Vernoeming.nl (accessed 4 August 2013)
http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/popular-dutch-surnames/
Maybe someone who is Netherlands can throw more light on this.
maddhan1979
July 21st, 2015, 08:58 PM
Yes, meer is a Germanic word, if i remember correctly.
drssrana2003
July 24th, 2015, 12:29 PM
It sounds like Dutch names (Netherland) to me...for example,
Maarten van der Meer, De 100 meest voorkomende namen in Nederland, Vernoeming.nl (accessed 4 August 2013)
http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/popular-dutch-surnames/
Maybe someone who is Netherlands can throw more light on this.
Heer (German) means Army
Meer (German) means Ocean
NEER (it sounds like Neer (Hindi), which in turn is derived from Sanskrit original word Niira(short a) as follows:
The root is Nii (long i) + rak (where the last consonant is deleted under certain rule of Sanskrit grammar. The meaning is water.
maddhan1979
July 25th, 2015, 09:07 PM
Heer (German) means Army
Meer (German) means Ocean
NEER (it sounds like Neer (Hindi), which in turn is derived from Sanskrit original word Niira(short a) as follows:
The root is Nii (long i) + rak (where the last consonant is deleted under certain rule of Sanskrit grammar. The meaning is water.
Good, but all of these words exist in Indo European languages, so what are their versions in proto IndoEuropean language/languages and what is the start of these words, all of the three words have roots related with water and marshy area. If i remember correctly in Dutch language "Heer" is also connected with marshy area.
maddhan1979
July 28th, 2015, 07:12 AM
Heer (German) means Army
Meer (German) means Ocean
NEER (it sounds like Neer (Hindi), which in turn is derived from Sanskrit original word Niira(short a) as follows:
The root is Nii (long i) + rak (where the last consonant is deleted under certain rule of Sanskrit grammar. The meaning is water.
One must take into consideration of alphabet "e" in word "Neer" , as we are conversing in English therefore, "e" of "Neer" is spelled like "E" in word "English" and not "i" as has been stated in the word "Niira". We are conversing and communicating in "English" and not in "Hindi" .