Where does “morgongåva” come from?
morgongåva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish morghongava, 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.
morgongåva (Swedish): morning gift
Definitions
- morning gift
Ancestry of “morgongåva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | morghongava | morning gift the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night |
| 2 | Old Swedish | morghon | morning |
| 3 | Old Norse | [[morgunn]], [[morginn]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |