Where does “Merkur” come from?

Merkur (Danish) comes from Latin Mercurius, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Merkur (Danish): Mercury (planet)

Definitions

  1. Mercury (planet)

Ancestry of “Merkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMercuriusMercury; a Roman god associated with speed and...
2Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
3Proto-Italic*merks—
Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin Mercurius →
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