Where does “moždieř” come from?

moždieř (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Middle High German morsære, from Old High German morsāri, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “moždieř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmorsære—
2Old High Germanmorsāri—
3Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moždieř”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →Every word from Old High German morsāri →