Where does “morgunsvæfur” come from?

morgunsvæfur (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.

morgunsvæfur (Icelandic): sleepy in the morning, late sleeper

Definitions

  1. sleepy in the morning, late sleeper

Ancestry of “morgunsvæfur”, step by step

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 mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *murginaz →