Where does “morþsliht” come from?

morþsliht (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.

morþsliht (Old English): assassination

Definitions

  1. assassination

Ancestry of “morþsliht”, step by step

morþsliht 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 sliht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslihtlevel; smooth; a striking; a stroke; flash
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →