Where does “mergur” come from?
mergur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.
mergur (Icelandic): marrow; matrix
Ancestry of “mergur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mergr | marrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mazgą | marrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgos | — |
Words derived from “mergur”