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
Ancestry of “βρεγμένος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | βρέχω | wet, dampen; send rain; to rain βρέχει |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βρέχω | I wet, I drench; send rain; it rains |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʰ- | to moisten, wet; to blink, to twinkle |