Where does “mord” come from?

mord (German) comes 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.

mord (German): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “mord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmort—
2Old High Germanmordmurder
3Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
4Old Norsemorðmurder
5Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mord”

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