Where does “Mörder” come from?

Mörder (German) comes from Middle High German morder, from Old High German murdiro, from Proto-Germanic murþrijô, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Mörder (German): murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,...

Definitions

  1. murderer, assassin, assassinator, cutthroat,...

Ancestry of “Mörder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmorder—
2Old High Germanmurdiro—
3Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Mörder”

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