Where does “morgage” come from?

morgage (Old French) comes from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morgage (Old French): mortgage

Definitions

  1. mortgage

Ancestry of “morgage”, step by step

morgage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmortpast participle of morir; dead; death
2Vulgar Latinmortus—
3Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
4Proto-Italicmortwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old French gage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgagewage; payment
2Frankishwaddī—
3Latinwadiumpledge; legal contract; marriage contract
4Frankishwadiwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Italic mortwos →