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
- marrow; pith; core; essence; spunk
Ancestry of “merg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mergr | marrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mazgą | marrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgos | — |