Where does “Malter” come from?

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

Malter (German): A former unit of volume whose precise size varied according to location and material measured; generally in the range of 100 to 200 liters

Definitions

  1. A former unit of volume whose precise size varied according to location and material measured; generally in the range of 100 to 200 liters

Ancestry of “Malter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Malter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →