Where does “meurtrir” come from?

meurtrir (French) comes from Middle French meurtrir, from Old French meurtrir, from Frankish murþrijan, from Proto-Germanic murþrijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

meurtrir (French): to murder; to injure, hurt; to bruise, especially...

Definitions

  1. to murder; to injure, hurt; to bruise, especially...

Ancestry of “meurtrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmeurtrirto murder
2Old Frenchmeurtrir—
3Frankishmurþrijanto murder
4Proto-Germanicmurþrijanąto murder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “meurtrir”

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