Where does “morgen” come from?

morgen (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “morgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*morgin—
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 “morgen”

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