Where does “morgon” come from?

morgon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

morgon (Norwegian Nynorsk): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “morgon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemorgunn—
2Proto-Germanic*murginaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmerkʷ-dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morgon”

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