Where does “tomorrow” come from?
Tomorrow derives from Middle English tomorwe, from Old English tōmorgen, combining Old English tō with Proto-Germanic tō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mer-.
tomorrow (English): On the day after the present day; At some point...
Definitions
- On the day after the present day; At some point...
Ancestry of “tomorrow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tomorwe | On the day after today; tomorrow; Sometime in the... |
| 2 | Old English | tō morgne | — |
Words derived from “tomorrow”