Where does “sjálfsmorð” come from?
sjálfsmorð (Icelandic) comes from Danish selvmord, from German Selbstmord, 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 — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
sjálfsmorð (Icelandic): suicide, the act of killing oneself
Definitions
- suicide, the act of killing oneself
Ancestry of “sjálfsmorð”, step by step
sjálfsmorð traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish selvmord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selvmord | suicide |
| 2 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 6 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 7 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Icelandic sjálfur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sjálfur | self |
via Icelandic morð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | morð | murder |