Where does “*morþr” come from?

*morþr (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic murþrą, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “*morþr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “*morþr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrą →