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Where does “פֿרימאָרגן” come from?

פֿרימאָרגן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאָרגן, from Middle High German morgen, from Old High German morgan, from Proto-West Germanic morgan, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

פֿרימאָרגן (Yiddish): dawn, daybreak, early morning

Definitions

  1. dawn, daybreak, early morning

Ancestry of “פֿרימאָרגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאָרגןmorning; tomorrow
2Middle High Germanmorgen—
3Old High Germanmorganmorning
4Proto-West GermanicmorganAlternative form of *morgin
5Proto-GermanicmurganazAlternative form of *murginaz; morning
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥kéno—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥Hkoto blink, twinkle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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