Where does “mord” come from?

mord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European martus — bride.

mord (Norwegian Nynorsk): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “mord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
2Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride

Words derived from “mord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European martus →Every word from Proto-Germanic marþuz →Every word from Old Norse Mǫrðr →
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