Where does “mannorðsmorð” come from?

mannorðsmorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mannorð, from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

mannorðsmorð (Icelandic): character assassination, a malicious attack on someone's reputation

Definitions

  1. character assassination, a malicious attack on someone's reputation

Ancestry of “mannorðsmorð”, step by step

mannorðsmorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mannorð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmannorðreputation, character
2Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą