Where does “mounten” come from?
mounten (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman monter, from Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
mounten (Middle English): To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin...
Definitions
- To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin...
Ancestry of “mounten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | monter | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | montare | present active infinitive of *montō |
| 3 | Latin | mōns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “mounten”