Morgen

German (Berlin)

/ˈmɔrɡən/, /mɔrŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • morning part of the day from dawn to noon
  • (agriculture) morgen measure of land equivalent to two acres; (informal) acre when speaking vaguely, a quarter of a hectare specific
  • (archaic) east direction of the rising sun at an equinox

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German morgen inherited from Old High German morgan inherited from Proto-Germanic *murganaz (morning) derived from Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (blink, twinkle, flicker).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*merkʷ-

Gloss

blink, twinkle, flicker

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

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