mort

mort · noun¹

1. Old French · derived frommort“death”
2. Middle English · inherited frommort
3. English todaymort

From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”).

mort · noun²

Compare Icelandic margt, neuter of margr (“many”).

mort · noun³

Clipping of mortal.

mort · noun⁴

Uncertain.

mort · noun⁵

1. Romani · derived frommintš“female genitals”
2. French · derived frommotte“mound, esp. mons veneris”
3. Middle Low German · derived frommutte
4. Dutch · derived frommot“pig, lewd woman”
5. French · derived fromamourette“a crush”
6. Welsh · derived frommorwyn“maid, virgin”
7. Welsh · derived frommodryb“aunt”
8. English todaymort

UK circa 1560–1890. Unknown. Documented possibilities include: * From mort (“A three-year-old salmon”), by equation of women with fish. * From Welsh modryb (“aunt”) * From Welsh morwyn (“maid, virgin”) * From French amourette (“a crush”) * From, or cognate with, Dutch mot (“pig, lewd woman”), from Middle Low German mutte. * From French motte (“mound, esp. mons veneris”) * From Romani mintš (“female genitals”). Cognate with English minge.

Mort · proper noun⁶

Shortening.

Words from the same roots