Where does “mordęga” come from?

mordęga (Polish) comes from Polish mordować, from German morden, from Middle High German morden, from Old High German morden, from Proto-Germanic *murþijan, from Proto-Germanic murþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mordęga (Polish): torment, agony

Definitions

  1. torment, agony

Ancestry of “mordęga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmordowaćto murder, to kill on purpose
2Germanmordento commit murder
3Middle High Germanmorden—
4Old High Germanmorden—
5Proto-Germanic*murþijan—
6Proto-GermanicmurþijanąTo murder, to kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *murþijan →