Where does “moarn” come from?
moarn (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian morgen, from Proto-Germanic *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
moarn (West Frisian): morning; tomorrow; good morning
Definitions
- morning; tomorrow; good morning
Ancestry of “moarn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | morgen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *morgin | — |
| 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 |