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Morning definition Etymology| Good Morning and evening etymology

Morning Definition

“Morning is the period of time from sunrise to noon.[1] There are no exact times for when the morning begins (also true for evening and night) because it can vary according to one’s lifestyle and the hours of daylight at each time of year.”

Source: Wikipedia

“The part of the day from the time when the sun rises until the middle of the day.”

Source: Cambridge.org

Morning Etymology

The Modern English words “morning” and “tomorrow” began in Middle English as morwening, developing into morwen, then morwe, and eventually morrow. English, unlike some other languages, has separate terms for “morning” and “tomorrow”, despite their common root. Other languages, like German, may use a single word – Morgen – to signify both “morning” and “tomorrow”.

Good Morning etymology

From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode mornegode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen (good morning), an ellipsis for an expression such as “I wish you a good morning”, equivalent to good +‎ morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarnDutch goedemorgenGerman guten MorgenDanish god morgenSwedish god morgonIcelandic góðan morgunn.

 

Evening Definition

Evening is the period of time from the end of the afternoon to the beginning of night.[1][2] Exact time when evening begins and ends (as with night) depends on location and varies throughout the year. Its earliest part of a short period is evening twilight.

Evening etymology

The word is derived from the Old English ǣfnung, meaning ‘the coming of evening, sunset, time around sunset’, which originated from ‘æfnian’ meaning ‘become evening, grow toward evening’.

 

Also, check out the best morning synonyms in English and different languages.

 

Sources: Wikipedia, Cambridge  

 

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