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

  1. To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin...

Ancestry of “mounten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanmonter—
2Vulgar Latinmontarepresent active infinitive of *montō
3Latinmōnsmountain, mount
4Proto-Italic*monts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mounten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Italic *monts →Every word from Latin mōns →