Where does “Königsmord” come from?

Königsmord (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.

Königsmord (German): regicide

Definitions

  1. regicide

Ancestry of “Königsmord”, step by step

Königsmord 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 könig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankönigking
2Middle High Germankünec
3Old High Germankuningking
4Proto-West Germanickuningking
5Proto-Germanickuningazking
6Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic murþą