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Where does “übermorgen” come from?

übermorgen (German) comes from Old High German ubar morgan, from Old High German morgan, 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.

übermorgen (German): overmorrow, the day after tomorrow

Definitions

  1. overmorrow, the day after tomorrow

Ancestry of “übermorgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanubar morgan—
2Old High Germanmorganmorning
3Proto-West GermanicmorganAlternative form of *morgin
4Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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