Where does “kindmoord” come from?

kindmoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch moord, from Middle Dutch mort, from Old Dutch morth, from Old English morþ, 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.

kindmoord (Dutch): infanticide

Definitions

  1. infanticide

Ancestry of “kindmoord”, step by step

kindmoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoordmurder
2Middle Dutchmort—
3Old Dutchmorthmurder
4Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
5Old Norsemorðmurder
6Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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