Where does “morne” come from?

morne (English) comes from French morne, from Middle French morne, from Old French morne, from Frankish murn, from Proto-Germanic murnaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

morne (English): Obsolete spelling of mourn; Obsolete spelling of...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of mourn; Obsolete spelling of...

Ancestry of “morne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmornegloomy, glum, dismal, dreary
2Middle Frenchmorne—
3Old Frenchmornegloomy
4Frankishmurn—
5Proto-Germanicmurnazworried; heavy-laden; sorrowful; dreary
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
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