Where does “mørður” come from?

mørður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

mørður (Faroese): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “mørður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
2Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →Every word from Proto-Germanic marþuz →Every word from Old Norse Mǫrðr →