Where does “morne” come from?

morne (French) comes from Middle French morne, from Old French morne, from Frankish murn, from Proto-Germanic murnaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

morne (French): gloomy, glum, dismal, dreary

Definitions

  1. gloomy, glum, dismal, dreary

Ancestry of “morne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmorne—
2Old Frenchmornegloomy
3Frankishmurn—
4Proto-Germanicmurnazworried; heavy-laden; sorrowful; dreary
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “morne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murnaz →Every word from Frankish murn →