Where does “merja” come from?

merja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse merja, from Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mers- — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

merja (Faroese): to hurt

Definitions

  1. to hurt

Ancestry of “merja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemerjato crush
2Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marzijaną →Every word from Old Norse merja →