Where does “mōrt” come from?

mōrt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon morth, 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.

Ancestry of “mōrt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mōrt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-