Where does “murþar” come from?

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

murþar (Frankish): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “murþar”, 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 “murþar”

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