Where does “afmergelen” come from?

afmergelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch merg, from Middle Dutch march, from Old Dutch marg, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.

afmergelen (Dutch): to exhaust, to emaciate

Definitions

  1. to exhaust, to emaciate

Ancestry of “afmergelen”, step by step

afmergelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch merg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmergmarrow
2Middle Dutchmarch—
3Old Dutchmarg—
4Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos—

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mazgą →Every word from Old Dutch marg →