Where does “mery” come from?

mery (Middle English) comes from Old English myriġe, from Proto-Germanic murguz, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

mery (Middle English): Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state...

Definitions

  1. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state...

Ancestry of “mery”, step by step

mery traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English myriġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyriġemerry; pleasant
2Proto-Germanicmurguzshort; brief; slow; leisurely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Old English myrġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyrġepleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful;...
2Latvianmurginightmare

via Old English meriġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeriġe

Words derived from “mery

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic murguz