Where does “mordýř” come from?

mordýř (Czech) comes from German Mörder, from Middle High German morder, from Old High German murdiro, from Proto-Germanic murþrijô, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mordýř (Czech): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “mordýř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMördermurderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,...
2Middle High Germanmorder—
3Old High Germanmurdiro—
4Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mordýř”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrijô →