Where does “morþbealu” come from?

morþbealu (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.

morþbealu (Old English): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “morþbealu”, step by step

morþbealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English morþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmorþdeath, crime; murder
2Old Norsemorðmurder
3Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old English bealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealuharm, evil
2Proto-Germanic*balu—
3Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
4Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...
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