Where does “morþbealo” come from?

morþbealo (Old English) comes from Old English morþ, 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.

morþbealo (Old English): murder, violence

Definitions

murder, violence

Ancestry of “morþbealo”, step by step

morþbealo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English morþ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	morþ	death, crime; murder
2	Old Norse	morð	murder
3	Proto-Germanic	murþą	death; killing, murder
4	Proto-Indo-European	mr̥tós	dead; mortal
5	Proto-Indo-European	mer-	to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old English bealo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	bealo	harm, evil, malice; baleful, deadly, dangerous,...
2	Proto-Germanic	balwą	evil, misfortune
3	Proto-Germanic	balwaz	sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

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