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

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “murg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmergmarrow
2Middle Dutchmarch—
3Old Dutchmarg—
4Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mazgą →Every word from Old Dutch marg →