Where does “meurtrir” come from?
meurtrir (Old French) comes from Frankish murþrijan, from Proto-Germanic murþrijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mrtro-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “meurtrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | murþrijan | to murder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | murþrijaną | to murder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mrtro- | murder, death; killing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “meurtrir”