Where does “mouton” come from?

mouton (French) comes from Middle French mouton, from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin molto, from Gaulish multon-, from Proto-Celtic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European (h₂)moldus, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mouton (French): sheep; mutton; lemming, sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep; mutton; lemming, sheep

Ancestry of “mouton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmoutonsheep
2Old Frenchmoutonsheep; mutton
3Vulgar Latinmoltowether
4Gaulishmulton-sheep
5Proto-Celticmoltosram, wether
6Proto-Indo-European(h₂)moldussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mouton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Gaulish multon- →