Where does “mördarsnigel” come from?

mördarsnigel (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.

mördarsnigel (Swedish): Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris)

Ancestry of “mördarsnigel”, step by step

mördarsnigel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mörda

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

via Swedish snigel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnigela snail or slug, member of the Gastropoda class
2Old Swedishsnighil—
3Old Norsesnigillsnail
4Proto-Germanicsnigilazsnail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →