morning gift
English
noun
Definitions
- A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English morgengive inherited from Old English morgenġifu inherited from Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō (morning gift).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*murgnagebō
Gloss
morning gift
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gabe German
- Morgen German
- Morgengabe German
- gave Dutch, Flemish
- morgen Dutch, Flemish
- morgengave Dutch, Flemish
- *murgnagebō Proto-Germanic
- morgengiefu Old English
- morgenġifu Old English
- morgengive Middle English
- morgengave Middle Dutch
- morgangeba Old High German
- morgengābe Middle High German
- *morgangāva Old Dutch