Where does “mournen” come from?

mournen (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...

Ancestry of “mournen”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murnaną →Every word from Old English murnan →