Where does “morgan” come from?

morgan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic morgin, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morgan (Old Saxon): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “morgan”, step by step

morgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic morgin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmorginmorning; tomorrow
2Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Proto-Germanic *murginaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*murginaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmerkʷ-dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,...

Words derived from “morgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno →