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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *mreg'h-
Meaning: short
Avestan: mǝrǝzu-ǰiti-, -ǰva- = brakhǘbios
Old Greek: brakhǘ- `kurz', pl. brákhea n. `seichte Stellen'
Latin: brevis, -e `kurz, klein, gering, schmal, flach, seicht'
Russ. meaning: короткий
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *murgi-, *murgian- vb.
Meaning: short, slow
Gothic: *ga-mɔrgjan wk. `shorten'
Old English: myrge `leisurily'
English: merry
Old High German: murg, murgi `kurz', murg-fāri `zerbrechlich'
Middle High German: murc 'morsch, mürbe, welk, faul; morastig; schadhaft'
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 1337
Root: mreĝhu-, mr̥ĝhu-
English meaning: short
German meaning: `kurz'
Material: Prākr. múhu-, av. mǝrǝzu-jīti-, -jva- `βραχύβιος', sogd. murzak `kurz'; gr. βραχύς `kurz', βράχεα `seichte Stellen'; dazu βραχί̄ων `Oberarm', Komparativ neben βράσσων;
lat. brevis (zunächst aus dem Fem. *bre(χ)u̯ī) `kurz', brūma `Wintersonnenwende, Winter, Kälte'(*brevi-mā, *breu-ma `Zeit der kürzesten Tage');
got. gamaúrgjan `verkürzen', ahd. murg(i) `kurz', murgfāri `zerbrechlich', ags. myrge `angenehm', engl. merry.
References: WP. II 314, WH. I 115.
Pages: 750-751
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