Where does “merche” come from?

merche (Middle English) comes from Old English merċe, from Proto-Germanic marikaz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merche (Middle English): Wild celery or smallage (Apium graveolens)

Definitions

  1. Wild celery or smallage (Apium graveolens)

Ancestry of “merche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmerċesmallage
2Proto-GermanicmarikazA type of aquatic plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “merche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic marikaz →