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Where does “マウント” come from?

マウント (Japanese) comes from English mound, from Middle English mound, from Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic mundō, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂-nt-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

マウント (Japanese): a mount, a stand; mounting; to mount

Definitions

  1. a mount, a stand; mounting; to mount

Ancestry of “マウント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoundAn artificial hill or elevation of earth; a...
2Middle EnglishmoundAlternative form of mund
3Old Englishmundhand; trust, security. protection; protector,...
4Proto-Germanicmundōhand; protection, security
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂-nt-éh₂the beckoning one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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