Where does “mortier” come from?

mortier (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French mortier, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mortier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmortier—
2Old Frenchmortier—
3Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mortier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →Every word from Old French mortier →