Where does “zustermoord” come from?

zustermoord (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.

zustermoord (Dutch): sororicide

Definitions

  1. sororicide

Ancestry of “zustermoord”, step by step

zustermoord 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 zuster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzustersister; nurse
2Middle Dutchsustersister; sister, nun
3Old Dutchswester—
4Proto-Germanicswestērsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →