Where does “morþor” come from?

morþor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic murþrą, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morþor (Old English): murder; great sin or crime, enormity

Definitions

  1. murder; great sin or crime, enormity

Ancestry of “morþor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morþor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrą →