Where does “hinmorden” come from?

hinmorden (German) comes from German morden, from Middle High German morden, from Old High German morden, from Proto-Germanic *murþijan, from Proto-Germanic murþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

hinmorden (German): to massacre

Definitions

  1. to massacre

Ancestry of “hinmorden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmordento commit murder
2Middle High Germanmorden—
3Old High Germanmorden—
4Proto-Germanic*murþijan—
5Proto-GermanicmurþijanąTo murder, to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *murþijan →