Where does “murdrum” come from?

murdrum (Latin) comes from Frankish *morþr, from Proto-Germanic murþrą, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

murdrum (Latin): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “murdrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*morþr—
2Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrą →