Where does “mörður” come from?

mörður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

mörður (Icelandic): marten

Definitions

  1. marten

Ancestry of “mörður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫrðrmarten
2Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →Every word from Proto-Germanic marþuz →Every word from Old Norse mǫrðr →