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tomorrow

on the day after today; the future

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Where does the word "tomorrow" come from? It comes from Old English tō morgenne, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

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Where does the word "tomorrow" come from? It comes from Old English tō morgenne, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).

Tomorrow’s story begins in Old English: tō morgenne meant “in the morning; on the next day.” 'at (the) morning', using morgen 'morning'. It reached English by 1300s as tomorrow. Written 'to-morrow' with a hyphen into the early 1900s; Macbeth's speech 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' dates from about 1606. Today, tomorrow means on the day after today; the future.

  1. Stage 1 · Old English · medieval tō morgenne "in the morning; on the next day", 'at (the) morning', using morgen 'morning'.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1300s tomorrow "the day after today", written 'to-morrow' with a hyphen into the early 1900s; Macbeth's speech 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' dates from about 1606.

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