Where does “koningsmoord” come from?

koningsmoord (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.

koningsmoord (Dutch): regicide, the killing of a king or other ruler

Definitions

  1. regicide, the killing of a king or other ruler

Ancestry of “koningsmoord”, step by step

koningsmoord 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 koning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoningking
2Middle Dutchcōnincking
3Old Dutchcunincking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →