Where does “moździerz” come from?

moździerz (Polish) comes from Old Church Slavonic moždieř, 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.

moździerz (Polish): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “moździerz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicmoždieř—
2Middle High Germanmorsære—
3Old High Germanmorsāri—
4Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moździerz”

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