Where does “malter” come from?

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

malter (Hungarian): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “malter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMalterA former unit of volume whose precise size varied according to location and material measured; generally in the range of 100 to 200 liters
2Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
3Proto-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 →Every word from German Malter →
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