where does the word : mortgage, come from? when did it first appear? In which Country?

Answer 1

It comes from France, mort in French means death. And mortgage has an ironic twist to it as it means to pay until death!

Answer 2

Origin Of The Word Mortgage

Answer 3

Main Entry: 1mort·gage
Pronunciation: 'mor-gij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English morgage, from Anglo-French mortgage, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus) + gage gage -- more at MURDER
1 : a conveyance of or lien against property (as for securing a loan) that becomes void upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms
2 a : the instrument evidencing the mortgage b : the state of the property so mortgaged c : the interest of the mortgagee in such property

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where does the word : mortgage, come from? when did it first appear? In which Country?

Answer 5

It's French: mort (dead) and gage (guarantee). I really don't know when it first appeared, though. But actually, you can see that it links this financial guarantee, to something dead menaing lost.

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Answer 7

[Origin: 1350–1400; earlier morgage, ME < OF mortgage, equiv. to mort dead (< L mortuus) + gage pledge, gage1]

[Middle English morgage, from Old French : mort, dead (from Vulgar Latin *mortus, from Latin mortuus, past participle of mor, to die. See mer- in Indo-European Roots) + gage, pledge (of Germanic origin).]

Answer 8

first part .mort ,meaning death.then the word gage meaning grip (death grip)

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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