Where does “merg” come from?

merg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.

merg (Norwegian Nynorsk): marrow; pith; core; essence; spunk

Definitions

  1. marrow; pith; core; essence; spunk

Ancestry of “merg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemergrmarrow
2Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mazgą →Every word from Old Norse mergr →