Where does “morter” come from?

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

morter (Middle English): A mortar; Grout or mortar; A bowl with fuel...

Definitions

  1. A mortar; Grout or mortar; A bowl with fuel...

Ancestry of “morter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “morter”

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