English

morning

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.

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    Origin

    From Middle English morwenynge, from morwen + -ynge. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmorwenynge
      • partMiddle Englishmorwen
      • suffixMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*-ungō
        • inheritedOld English-ende
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*-andī
    • surface analysisEnglishmorn “Morning.”
    • surface analysisEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”

    Words built on it: good morning, morning time

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