Where does “meurtrir” come from?
meurtrir (Middle French) comes from Old French meurtrir, from Frankish murþrijan, from Proto-Germanic murþrijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meurtrir (Middle French): to murder
Definitions
- to murder
Ancestry of “meurtrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | meurtrir | — |
| 2 | Frankish | murþrijan | to murder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | murþrijaną | to murder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mrtro- | murder, death; killing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |