Where does “mürbe” come from?

mürbe (German) comes from Old High German murwi, from Proto-Germanic marwaz, from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- — to rub, pack.

mürbe (German): tender as meat, mushy as fruit

Definitions

  1. tender as meat, mushy as fruit

Ancestry of “mürbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmurwi—
2Proto-Germanicmarwazbrittle; delicate; soft; mellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer(w)-to rub, pack

Words derived from “mürbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic marwaz →Every word from Old High German murwi →
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