Where does “meurtre” come from?
meurtre (French) comes from Middle French meurtre, from Old French murtre, from Medieval Latin murdrum, from Frankish murth, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meurtre (French): murder
Definitions
- murder
Ancestry of “meurtre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | meurtre | murder |
| 2 | Old French | murtre | murder |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | murdrum | murder |
| 4 | Frankish | murth | — |
| 5 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 6 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |