Etymology

morrow

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Today it means: The next or following day. Full definition →

Middle English morwe ← Old English morgen ← Proto-West Germanic *morgan
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morrow · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*murganaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*morgan
  3. Old English · inherited frommorgen
  4. Middle English · inherited frommorwe
  5. English todaymorrow

From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn.

Morrow · proper noun2

* As an Irish surname, variant of McMorrow. * As a French and Walloon surname, Americanized from Moreau, Morin.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmorgen all →

Proto-West Germanic*morgan all →

Proto-Germanic*murganaz all →

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