Where does “mortier” come from?

mortier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortier (Dutch): mortar cannon with near-vertical orientation

Definitions

  1. mortar cannon with near-vertical orientation

Ancestry of “mortier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmortier—
2Middle Frenchmortier—
3Old Frenchmortier—
4Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →Every word from Old French mortier →