Where does “mörda” come from?

mörda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish myrþa, from Old Norse myrða, 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.

mörda (Swedish): to murder; to assassinate

Definitions

  1. to murder; to assassinate

Ancestry of “mörda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmyrþamurder
2Old Norsemyrðato murder
3Old Norsemorðmurder
4Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mörda”

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