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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmerkʷ-dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “*murginaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-