Where does “morgunverður” come from?

morgunverður (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.

morgunverður (Icelandic): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “morgunverður”, step by step

morgunverður 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 verður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverðurmeal, portion, ration; worthy; valuable
2Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *murginaz →