sleep on it! (it's better to examine things in the cold light of day)
eş: prendre conseil de son oreiller
köken: Literally, “the night carries advice”, or more loosely translated as “night is a good advisor/counselor”. Compare Italian la notte porta consiglio.
köken: Borrowed from German Morgenstunde hat Gold im Munde. Often misinterpreted to mean "The morning has gold in its mouth" (rather than hand), due to mund being an archaic form of mun.
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise, the early bird gets the worm
köken: Rhyme, literally, “to whom wakes up early, the Lord provides”. Compare Russian кто ра́но встаёт, тому́ бог подаёт (kto ráno vstajót, tomú bog podajót).
köken: Literally, “who wakes up early, makes flour”.
İrlandacais leis an mochóirí an lá
İzlandacamorgunstund gefur gull in mund
Malaycasiapa cepat dia dapat
Makedoncaкој рано рани, две среќи граби
Etimoloji
Origin disputed. Early etymological attempts linked the phrase to Germanic mythology or fairytales. In 1881, Robert Geete discovered the variant Icelandic Morgunstund gefur gull í mund, noting that the Icelandic mund (“hand”) (derived from with Old Norse mund and cognate with Old High German munt) is distinct from munnur (“mouth”). Alfred Götze later challenged this as the proverb's origin,…