Where does “massemord” come from?

massemord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

massemord (Norwegian Nynorsk): mass murder

Definitions

  1. mass murder

Ancestry of “massemord”, step by step

massemord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk masse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmassea mass
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Norwegian Nynorsk mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmordmurder
2Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
3Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti →Every word from Ancient Greek μάσσω →