English
morrow
Morrow comes from Middle English morwe ‘morning’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- ‘to flicker, twinkle, darken’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*merkʷ-‘to flicker, twinkle, darken’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*murginazas *murganaz‘morning’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*morganreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150morgen‘morning’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500morwe‘morning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885morrow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*merkʷ-‘to flicker, twinkle, darken’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*murginazas *murganaz‘morning’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*morganreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150morgen‘morning’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500morwe‘morning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885morrow
Earliest quotation: 1885, Sir Richard Burton: “[…] he did her bidding but hardly touched food;…”
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *morgan
through Old English morgen ‘morning’
Today it means
noun The next or following day.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- / morrow