Where does “morter” come from?

morter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morter (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mortar

Definitions

  1. a mortar

Ancestry of “morter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →
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