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Where does “merkuz” come from?

merkuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

merkuz (Proto-Germanic): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “merkuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “merkuz”

  • marked
  • mark
  • marking
  • marker
  • trademark
  • markedly
  • benchmark
  • TM
  • hallmark
  • unmarked
  • watermark
  • biomarker
  • marksman
  • postmark
  • markedness
  • marksmanship
  • murk
  • birthmark
  • Markland
  • earmark
  • checkmark
  • markdown
  • markable
  • footmark
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