Where does “mornen” come from?

mornen (Middle English) comes from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic murnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

mornen (Middle English): To grieve; to feel sad or upset

Definitions

  1. To grieve; to feel sad or upset

Ancestry of “mornen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmurnanto care for, worry about; to be sorrowful, to...
2Proto-Germanicmurnanąto feel sorrow or grief; to mourn
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “mornen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murnaną →Every word from Old English murnan →
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