Where does “mordsgefährlich” come from?
mordsgefährlich (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.
mordsgefährlich (German): highly dangerous
Definitions
- highly dangerous
Ancestry of “mordsgefährlich”, step by step
mordsgefährlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mord | murder |
| 2 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 5 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German gefährlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gefährlich | dangerous |
| 2 | German | gefahr | danger, hazard, peril, risk |
| 3 | Middle High German | gevāre | danger |
| 4 | Old High German | fāra | ambush, danger, deceit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |