Where does “selvmord” come from?
selvmord (Danish) comes from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
selvmord (Danish): suicide
Ancestry of “selvmord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | mord | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 5 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 6 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “selvmord”