Where does “yestermorn” come from?
yestermorn (English) comes from English morn, from Middle English mōrn, from Old English morġen, from Proto-West Germanic morgan, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
yestermorn (English): During the morning of yesterday; yesterday...
Definitions
- During the morning of yesterday; yesterday...
Ancestry of “yestermorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | morn | Morning |
| 2 | Middle English | mōrn | — |
| 3 | Old English | morġen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | morgan | Alternative form of *morgin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |