Where does “kumorgu” come from?
kumorgu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch goedemorgen, from Dutch goede, from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
kumorgu (Sranan Tongo): good morning
Definitions
- good morning
Ancestry of “kumorgu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | goedemorgen | good morning |
| 2 | Dutch | goede | good person |
| 3 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 5 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |