Where does “murk” come from?
Murk comes from Old English mearc, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root mereg- with the suffix -yeti.
murk (English): Dark, murky; Darkness, or a dark or gloomy...
Definitions
- Dark, murky; Darkness, or a dark or gloomy...
Ancestry of “murk”, step by step
murk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mercenary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercenary | One motivated by gain, especially monetary; A... |
| 2 | Latin | mercenarius | hired for pay; mercenary |
| 3 | Latin | merces | pay, wages, reward; rent; bribe |
| 4 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |