Where does “brodermord” come from?

brodermord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mord, 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.

brodermord (Norwegian Bokmål): fratricide the killing of one's own brother

Definitions

  1. fratricide the killing of one's own brother

Ancestry of “brodermord”, step by step

brodermord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mord

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

via Norwegian Bokmål broder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrodera brother; imperative of brodere
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →
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