Where does “sovmorgon” come from?
sovmorgon (Swedish) comes from Swedish morgon, 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.
sovmorgon (Swedish): a sleep-in (morning where one gets to sleep in (sleep until fully rested (or longer than usual)))
Definitions
- a sleep-in (morning where one gets to sleep in (sleep until fully rested (or longer than usual)))
Ancestry of “sovmorgon”, step by step
sovmorgon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |