Where does “Selbstmord” come from?

Selbstmord (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.

Selbstmord (German): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “Selbstmord”, step by step

Selbstmord 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 selbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanselbstpersonally, by oneself; even
2Old High Germanselb—
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Selbstmord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →