Where does “mortelstöt” come from?

mortelstöt (Swedish) comes from Swedish stöt, from Old Norse steytr, from Proto-Germanic stautiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

mortelstöt (Swedish): a pestle (for crushing in a mortar)

Definitions

  1. a pestle (for crushing in a mortar)

Ancestry of “mortelstöt”, step by step

mortelstöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstöta push, a shock, a knock; an attack, a theft, a...
2Old Norsesteytr—
3Proto-Germanicstautizpush
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Swedish mortel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmortela mortar (for crushing with a pestle)
2Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →