Where does “Morgenstimmung” come from?
Morgenstimmung (German) comes from German Stimmung, from German stimmen, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Morgenstimmung (German): morning mood
Definitions
- morning mood
Ancestry of “Morgenstimmung”, step by step
Morgenstimmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stimmung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stimmung | mood; lively atmosphere; vibe; exuberance;... |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
via German Mörgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mörgen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | morgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | morgan | morning |
| 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 |