Etymology

murken

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Today it means: To make or become murky or dark. Full definition →

Middle English mirkenen ← Old Norse myrkna
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frommyrkna“to grow dark”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommirkenen
  3. English todaymurken

From Middle English mirkenen, from Old Norse myrkna (“to grow dark”), equivalent to murk + -en.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishmirkenen all →

mirken

Old Norsemyrkna all →

mirkenmirkning

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