Where does “myrþra” come from?

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

myrþra (Old English): homicide, murder; a murderer

Definitions

  1. homicide, murder; a murderer

Ancestry of “myrþra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrijô →