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
Ancestry of “morþbealo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |