Where does “morþorhus” come from?

morþorhus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

morþorhus (Old English): Hell

Definitions

  1. Hell

Ancestry of “morþorhus”, step by step

morþorhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →