Where does “murþrijan” come from?
murþrijan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic murþrijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
murþrijan (Frankish): to murder
Ancestry of “murþrijan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | murþrijaną | to murder |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mrtro- | murder, death; killing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “murþrijan”