Where does “mortræze” come from?
mortræze (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, 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.
mortræze (Middle High German): murderous
Definitions
- murderous
Ancestry of “mortræze”, step by step
mortræze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German mort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 2 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 3 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 4 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Middle High German ræze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ræze | — |