Where does “launmorðingi” come from?

launmorðingi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic laun, from Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic laugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s.

launmorðingi (Icelandic): assassin

Definitions

  1. assassin

Ancestry of “launmorðingi”, step by step

launmorðingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic laun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaunwages, salary; reward; secrecy, concealment
2Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
3Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—

via Icelandic morðingi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmorðingimurderer, killer, cutthroat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lowg-no-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugnaz →Every word from Old Norse laun →
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