Where does “Auftragsmord” come from?

Auftragsmord (German) comes from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Auftragsmord (German): contract kill

Definitions

  1. contract kill

Ancestry of “Auftragsmord”, step by step

Auftragsmord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmordmurder
2Middle High Germanmort—
3Old High Germanmordmurder
4Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
5Old Norsemorðmurder
6Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via German Auftrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuftragassignment, job, mission; order, instructions
2Germanauftragento assign; to wear until damaged; to apply some...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →