Where does “fjöldamorð” come from?

fjöldamorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic morð, 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.

fjöldamorð (Icelandic): mass murder

Definitions

  1. mass murder

Ancestry of “fjöldamorð”, step by step

fjöldamorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic morð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmorðmurder
2Old Norsemorðmurder
3Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Icelandic fjöldi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjöldinumber; multitude, host, a lot
2Old Norsefjǫldimultitude
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →