Where does “mordéř” come from?

mordéř (Old Czech) comes from Middle High German mordære, from Old High German murdiro, from Proto-Germanic murþrijô, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mordéř (Old Czech): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “mordéř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmordære—
2Old High Germanmurdiro—
3Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrijô →