Where does “myrða” come from?
myrða (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
myrða (Old Norse): to murder
Definitions
- to murder
Ancestry of “myrða”, step by step
myrða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse morð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Proto-Germanic murþijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | murþijaną | To murder, to kill |