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Where does “merja” come from?

merja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse merja, from Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mers- — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

merja (Icelandic): to squash, to crush; to bruise

Definitions

  1. to squash, to crush; to bruise

Ancestry of “merja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemerjato crush
2Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

Words derived from “merja”

  • marinn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mers- →