good morning

Meaning

Noun

• An exercise performed by bending forward at the waist and then returning to a standing posture, while bearing a barbell or resistance band across the shoulders.
• A greeting consisting of the interjection.

Origin

• From Middle English gud mornynge (also as goode morne, gode morne), from Old English *gōdne morgen, an ellipsis for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning", equivalent to good + morning. Compare West Frisian goeie moarn, Dutch goedemorgen, German guten Morgen, Danish god morgen, Swedish god morgon, Icelandic góðan morgunn.