Where does “Mörsergranate” come from?
Mörsergranate (German) comes from German Granate, from Italian granata, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Mörsergranate (German): mortar shell
Definitions
- mortar shell
Ancestry of “Mörsergranate”, step by step
Mörsergranate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Granate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Granate | a grenade |
| 2 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |