Where does “Frauenmörder” come from?
Frauenmörder (German) comes from German frau, from Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Frauenmörder (German): murderer of women
Definitions
- murderer of women
Ancestry of “Frauenmörder”, step by step
Frauenmörder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frau | one, they |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrouwe | woman, lady, madam |
| 3 | Old High German | frouwa | lady |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frauwjā | lady, wife of a lord woman of high standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Mörder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mörder | murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | morder | — |
| 3 | Old High German | murdiro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | murþrijô | murderer; homicide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mrtro- | murder, death; killing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |