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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Moreau | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “morrow”