Where does “*murginaz” come from?
*murginaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “*murginaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |