Where does “morghon” come from?
morghon (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse [[morgunn]], [[morginn]], from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morghon (Old Swedish): morning
Definitions
- morning
Ancestry of “morghon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | [[morgunn]], [[morginn]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |