Where does “mourn” come from?
Mourn comes from Middle English mornen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic murnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.
mourn (English): To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over;...
Definitions
- To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over;...
Ancestry of “mourn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mornen | To grieve; to feel sad or upset |
| 2 | Old English | murnan | to care for, worry about; to be sorrowful, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | murnaną | to feel sorrow or grief; to mourn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |
Words derived from “mourn”