mdr (French)
Where does "mdr" come from?
The French interjection 'mdr' is an initialism derived from the phrase 'mort de rire,' which literally translates to 'dead of laughter.' Similar in function and spirit to the English 'LOL,' it originated as a shorthand way to express extreme amusement in written communication.
Full etymology tree
- mdr (French), 'LOL'
- abbreviation mort (French), 'past participle of mourir'
- inherited mort (Middle French), 'death'
- inherited mort (Old French), 'past participle of morir'
- inherited *mortu (Vulgar Latin)
- inherited mortuus (Latin), 'dead, having died'
- inherited *mortu (Vulgar Latin)
- inherited mort (Old French), 'past participle of morir'
- inherited mort (Middle French), 'death'
- abbreviation de (French), 'of (expresses belonging)'
- inherited de (Middle French), 'of'
- inherited de (Old French), 'of'
- inherited dē (Latin), 'of; concerning; about'
- inherited *dē (Proto-Italic)
- inherited *de (Proto-Indo-European), 'to, towards'
- inherited *dē (Proto-Italic)
- inherited dē (Latin), 'of; concerning; about'
- inherited de (Old French), 'of'
- inherited de (Middle French), 'of'
- abbreviation rire (French), 'to laugh'
- inherited rire (Middle French), 'to laugh'
- inherited rire (Old French), 'to laugh'
- inherited rīdere (Latin), 'inflection of rīdeō:'
- inherited rīdēre (Latin), 'inflection of rīdeō:'
- inherited rīdere (Latin), 'inflection of rīdeō:'
- inherited rire (Old French), 'to laugh'
- inherited rire (Middle French), 'to laugh'
- abbreviation mort (French), 'past participle of mourir'
Updated July 2026
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