Where does “myrginn” come from?

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

myrginn (Old Norse): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “myrginn”, step by step

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