Where does “mergens” come from?

mergens (Latin) comes from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

Definitions

Ancestry of “mergens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
2Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti →Every word from Latin mergō →