Where does “morþ” come from?

morþ (Old English) comes 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.

morþ (Old English): death, crime; murder

Definitions

  1. death, crime; murder

Ancestry of “morþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “morþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →