Where does “merder” come from?

merder (Catalan) comes from Catalan merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

merder (Catalan): place full of excrement; tumult, disorder, chaos,...

Definitions

  1. place full of excrement; tumult, disorder, chaos,...

Ancestry of “merder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmerdadung, excrement, shit
2Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
3Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic (s)merdā →Every word from Latin merda →