Where does “morð” come from?

morð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morð (Old Norse): murder

Definitions

  1. murder

Ancestry of “morð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →