Where does “mourneress” come from?
mourneress (English) comes from English mourner, from English mourn, from Middle English mornen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic murnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
mourneress (English): A female mourner
Definitions
- A female mourner
Ancestry of “mourneress”, step by step
mourneress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mourner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mourner | Someone filled with or expressing grief or... |
| 2 | English | mourn | To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mornen | To grieve; to feel sad or upset |
| 4 | Old English | murnan | to care for, worry about; to be sorrowful, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murnaną | to feel sorrow or grief; to mourn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |