Where does “morne” come from?

morne (Old French) comes from Frankish murn, from Proto-Germanic murnaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

morne (Old French): gloomy

Definitions

  1. gloomy

Ancestry of “morne”, step by step

morne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish murn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmurn—
2Proto-Germanicmurnazworried; heavy-laden; sorrowful; dreary
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

via Old French morner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmorner—
2Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time

Words derived from “morne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murnaz →Every word from Frankish murn →