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
- to murder; to assassinate
Ancestry of “mörda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | myrþa | murder |
| 2 | Old Norse | myrða | to murder |
| 3 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “mörda”