Where does “sjølmord” come from?

sjølmord (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.

sjølmord (Norwegian Bokmål): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “sjølmord”, step by step

sjølmord 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 sjøl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålsjølAlternative form of selv
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →