Where does “mouton” come from?

mouton (Norman) comes from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin molto, from Gaulish multon-, from Proto-Celtic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European (h₂)moldus, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mouton (Norman): sheep; mutton; battering ram

Definitions

  1. sheep; mutton; battering ram

Ancestry of “mouton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmoutonsheep; mutton
2Vulgar Latinmoltowether
3Gaulishmulton-sheep
4Proto-Celticmoltosram, wether
5Proto-Indo-European(h₂)moldussoft, weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Gaulish multon- →
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