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Where does “mortling” come from?

mortling (English) comes from English Mort, from English mortal, from Middle English mortal, from Old French mortal, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mortling (English): An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of...

Definitions

  1. An animal, such as a sheep, that has died of...

Ancestry of “mortling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMort—
2EnglishmortalSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury,...
3Middle Englishmortal—
4Old Frenchmortal—
5Latinmortālis—
6Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
7Proto-Italicmortisdeath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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