Where does “morghongava” come from?
morghongava (Old Swedish) comes from Old Swedish morghon, 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.
morghongava (Old Swedish): morning gift the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night
Definitions
- morning gift the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night
Ancestry of “morghongava”, step by step
morghongava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish morghon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | morghon | morning |
| 2 | Old Norse | [[morgunn]], [[morginn]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |