Where does “morrow” come from?
Morrow comes from Middle English morwe, from Old English morgen, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno derived from the root mer-.
morrow (English): The next or following day; Morning; To dawn
Definitions
- The next or following day; Morning; To dawn
Ancestry of “morrow”, step by step
morrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Moreau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Moreau | jet-black in color of horses |
| 2 | English | morel | Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the... |
| 3 | Late Latin | Maurellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Middle English morwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | morwe | morning; dawn; tomorrow |
| 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 |