Where does “selvmordsangreb” come from?
selvmordsangreb (Danish) comes from Danish selvmord, 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 — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
selvmordsangreb (Danish): suicide attack
Definitions
- suicide attack
Ancestry of “selvmordsangreb”, step by step
selvmordsangreb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish selvmord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selvmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 6 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 7 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |