Where does “murdrum” come from?

murdrum (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish murth, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

murdrum (Medieval Latin): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “murdrum”, step by step

murdrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish murth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmurth—
2Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
3Old Norsemorðmurder
4Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Frankish *morþr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*morþr—
2Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing

Words derived from “murdrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →
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