Where does “morgunsár” come from?

morgunsár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic morgunn, from Old Norse morgunn, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morgunsár (Icelandic): dawn

Definitions

  1. dawn

Ancestry of “morgunsár”, step by step

morgunsár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicárearly; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *murginaz →