Where does “zelfmoord” come from?
zelfmoord (Dutch) 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.
zelfmoord (Dutch): suicide; self-destruction, self-destructive...
Definitions
- suicide; self-destruction, self-destructive...
Ancestry of “zelfmoord”, step by step
zelfmoord traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Selbstmord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | mord | murder |
| 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 |