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Where does “メリーゴーラウンド” come from?

メリーゴーラウンド (Japanese) comes from English merry-go-round, from English merry, from Middle English mery, from Old English myriġe, from Proto-Germanic murguz, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

メリーゴーラウンド (Japanese): a merry-go-round

Definitions

  1. a merry-go-round

Ancestry of “メリーゴーラウンド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmerry-go-roundA carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at...
2EnglishmerryJolly and full of high spirits; Festive and full...
3Middle EnglishmeryHappy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state...
4Old Englishmyriġemerry; pleasant
5Proto-Germanicmurguzshort; brief; slow; leisurely
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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