Where does “knivmord” come from?

knivmord (Danish) comes from Danish mord, from Old Danish morth, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

knivmord (Danish): knife murder

Definitions

  1. knife murder

Ancestry of “knivmord”, step by step

knivmord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmordmurder
2Old Danishmorthmurder
3Old Norsemorðmurder
4Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Danish kniv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishknivknife
2Old Danishknif—
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →