Where does “morðvargr” come from?

morðvargr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vargr, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

morðvargr (Old Norse): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “morðvargr”, step by step

morðvargr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vargr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevargrwolf; evildoer; destroyer
2Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old Norse morð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemorðmurder
2Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →