Where does “mergō” come from?
mergō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.
Ancestry of “mergō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |