Where does “morgonmänniska” come from?
morgonmänniska (Swedish) comes from Swedish människa, from Old Swedish mænniskia, from Old Saxon mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
morgonmänniska (Swedish): a morning person
Definitions
- a morning person
Ancestry of “morgonmänniska”, step by step
morgonmänniska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish människa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | människa | a human being; a person, people; mankind |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mænniskia | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mennisko | human being |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Swedish morgon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | morgon | a morning; the early hours of the day |
| 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 |