Where does “mearg” come from?
mearg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European mozgos.
mearg (Old English): marrow
Ancestry of “mearg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *maʀg | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mazgą | marrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgos | — |
Words derived from “mearg”