Where does “merengj” come from?

merengj (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mereng, from French meringue, from Dutch meringue.

Ancestry of “merengj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmerengponder, ruminate, muse, daydream
2Frenchmeringuemeringue; first-person singular present...
3Dutchmeringue—
Every word from Dutch meringue →Every word from French meringue →Every word from Hungarian mereng →