Where does “meurtrièrement” come from?
meurtrièrement (French) comes from French meurtrier, from French meurtre, from Middle French meurtre, from Old French murtre, from Medieval Latin murdrum, from Frankish murth, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meurtrièrement (French): murderously
Ancestry of “meurtrièrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | meurtrier | deadly, bloody , murderous; murderer |
| 2 | French | meurtre | murder |
| 3 | Middle French | meurtre | murder |
| 4 | Old French | murtre | murder |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | murdrum | murder |
| 6 | Frankish | murth | — |
| 7 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 8 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |