Where does “morgage” come from?
morgage (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morgage (Anglo-Norman): mortgage
Definitions
- mortgage
Ancestry of “morgage”, step by step
morgage traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 3 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Old French gage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 2 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 3 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 4 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Old French mort gage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mort gage | death pledge |