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Where does “perge” come from?

perge (Latin) comes from Latin pergo, from Hungarian pereg, from Hungarian -ég, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

perge (Latin): go on!, proceed!, press on!, persist!

Definitions

  1. go on!, proceed!, press on!, persist!

Ancestry of “perge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpergoI go on, proceed, hasten, press on; I continue,...
2Hungarianperegto spin, to roll; to roll, roll by, pass, elapse;...
3Hungarian-ég—
4Hungarian-é-—
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →