Where does “murdreo” come from?

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

murdreo (Old High German): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “murdreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmurþrijômurderer; homicide
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “murdreo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrtro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþrijô →