Where does “meurtre” come from?

meurtre (Norman) comes from Old French murtre, from Medieval Latin murdrum, 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.

meurtre (Norman): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “meurtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmurtremurder
2Medieval Latinmurdrummurder
3Frankishmurth—
4Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
5Old Norsemorðmurder
6Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →