Etymology of the English word morse
the English word
morsederived from the Old French word
morsderived from the Late Latin word
morsus (bite, sting; anguish)
derived from the Latin word
mordere (bite; sting; hurt)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mer-Date
The earliest known usage of morse in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
morseteken, French
émettre en morse, German
morsen, Icelandic
morsa, Swedish
morseteken
