Etymology

dawn

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Today it means: To begin to brighten with daylight. Full definition →

Middle English dawnen
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dawn · verb, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdawnen
  2. English todaydawn

From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it. The noun is from the verb.

Dawn · proper noun2

From dawn.

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