Where does “moulder” come from?
Moulder comes from English mould plus the agent suffix -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre (infinitive marker) and -ārius (agent suffix), from Proto-Italic -os.
moulder (English): To decay or rot; A person who moulds dough into...
Definitions
- To decay or rot; A person who moulds dough into...
Ancestry of “moulder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mould | Alternative spelling of mold |
| 2 | Middle English | mowlde | mold tiny fungi |
| 3 | Middle English | mowled | — |
| 4 | Middle English | moulen | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | mygla | to grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | muglōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mukiz | soft substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mewk- | slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick... |