Where does “mordhot” come from?

mordhot (Swedish) comes from Swedish hot, from Old Swedish hōt, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

mordhot (Swedish): death threat

Definitions

  1. death threat

Ancestry of “mordhot”, step by step

mordhot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhota threat
2Old Swedishhōt
3Old Norsehótthreat
4Old Norsehvatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Swedish mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmordmurder
2Old Norsemorðmurder
3Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós