Where does “morgunn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “morgunn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	*murginaz	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	merkʷ-	dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	mer-	to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morgunn”

moro
morgonsoffa
morgonkaffe
morron
morgondag
morgon
morgontidning
mors
morgongåva
morgenrøde
morgenkvalme
morgenkåpe
morgen
morgonraude
morgon
morgenfrue
morgenmand
godmorgen
morgen
morgenmad
morgunfrú
morgunkorn
á morgun
morgunn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →

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