Where does “Mörser” come from?

Mörser (German) comes from Old High German morsāri, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Mörser (German): mortar; mortar and pestle

Definitions

  1. mortar; mortar and pestle

Ancestry of “Mörser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmorsāri—
2Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Mörser”

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