Where does “βρεγμένος” come from?

βρεγμένος (Greek) comes from Greek βρέχω, from Ancient Greek βρέχω, from Proto-Indo-European mergʰ- — to moisten, wet; to blink, to twinkle.

βρεγμένος (Greek): wet

Definitions

  1. wet

Ancestry of “βρεγμένος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβρέχωwet, dampen; send rain; to rain βρέχει
2Ancient GreekβρέχωI wet, I drench; send rain; it rains
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʰ-to moisten, wet; to blink, to twinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek βρέχωEvery word from Greek βρέχω