Where does “Selbstmordverherrlichung” come from?
Selbstmordverherrlichung (German) comes from German Selbstmord, 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 — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Selbstmordverherrlichung (German): glorification of suicide
Definitions
- glorification of suicide
Ancestry of “Selbstmordverherrlichung”, step by step
Selbstmordverherrlichung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Selbstmord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | mord | murder |
| 3 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 5 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 6 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German Verherrlichung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verherrlichung | glorification |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |