Where does “Mittwochmorgen” come from?

Mittwochmorgen (German) comes from German Mörgen, from Middle High German morgen, 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.

Mittwochmorgen (German): Wednesday morning

Definitions

  1. Wednesday morning

Ancestry of “Mittwochmorgen”, step by step

Mittwochmorgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mörgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMörgen
2Middle High Germanmorgen
3Old High Germanmorganmorning
4Proto-West GermanicmorganAlternative form of *morgin
5Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via German Mittwoch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMittwochWednesday
2Middle High GermanmittewocheWednesday
3Old High GermanmittawehhaWednesday
4Ecclesiastical Latinmedia hebdomas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥HkoEvery word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno