Where does “merz” come from?

merz (Old French) comes from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

Ancestry of “merz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
2Proto-Italic*merks—

Words derived from “merz”

Every word from Proto-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →