Where does “á morgun” come from?

á morgun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic á, from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

á morgun (Icelandic): tomorrow

Definitions

  1. tomorrow

Ancestry of “á morgun”, step by step

á morgun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic á

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicáThe name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;...
2Icelandiclíkuralike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,...
3Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Icelandic morgunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmorgunna morning
2Old Norsemorgunn
3Proto-Germanic*murginaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmerkʷ-dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkazEvery word from Old Norse líkr