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Where does “mordować” come from?

mordować (Polish) comes 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.

mordować (Polish): to murder, to kill on purpose

Definitions

  1. to murder, to kill on purpose

Ancestry of “mordować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmorden—
2Middle High Germanmorden—
3Old High Germanmorden—
4Proto-Germanic*murþijan—
5Proto-GermanicmurþijanąTo murder, to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mordować”

  • zamordować
  • morderczyni
  • mordownia
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