Where does “mortél” come from?

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

mortél (Icelandic): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “mortél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMörtelmortar
2Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →Every word from German Mörtel →