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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/murguz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (short). Cognate with Latin brevis (short, small, narrow, shallow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmur.ɣuz/

Adjective

*murguz

  1. (of time or duration) short; brief
  2. slow; leisurely

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: myrġe, miriġe, meriġe
  • Old Dutch: *murgi, *mirgi; *mirgilīk
    • Middle Dutch: mergelijc
  • Old High German: murgi, murg
    • Middle High German: murc
  • Old Norse: *myrgill (< *murgilaz)
    • Norwegian: myrjel (figurine)
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌿𐍃 (maurgus)
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