Where does “murg” come from?
murg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch merg, from Middle Dutch march, from Old Dutch marg, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.
murg (Afrikaans): marrow
Ancestry of “murg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | merg | marrow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | march | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | marg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mazgą | marrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgos | — |