Where does “morn” come from?
Morn comes from Middle English morwe, from Old English morgen, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root mer-.
morn (English): Morning
Definitions
- Morning
Ancestry of “morn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mōrn | — |
| 2 | Old English | morġen | morning |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | morgan | Alternative form of *morgin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |