Where does “gërmoj” come from?

gërmoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian gërmih, from Albanian mih, from Proto-Albanian meik-sko, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

gërmoj (Albanian): to hoe, dig

Definitions

  1. to hoe, dig

Ancestry of “gërmoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniangërmihI hoe, dig
2AlbanianmihI dig, mold
3Proto-Albanianmeik-sko—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian meik-sko →