Where does “morþorbealu” come from?

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

morþorbealu (Old English): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “morþorbealu”, step by step

morþorbealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English morþor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmorþormurder; great sin or crime, enormity
2Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
4Proto-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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrą →
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