Where does “mördare” come from?

mördare (Swedish) comes from Swedish mörda, 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.

mördare (Swedish): a murderer

Definitions

  1. a murderer

Ancestry of “mördare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmördato murder; to assassinate
2Old Swedishmyrþamurder
3Old Norsemyrðato murder
4Old Norsemorðmurder
5Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mördare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Germanic murþą
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