Where does “mordhota” come from?

mordhota (Swedish) comes from Swedish hota, from Old Norse hóta, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

mordhota (Swedish): threaten with murder

Definitions

  1. threaten with murder

Ancestry of “mordhota”, step by step

mordhota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhotato threaten
2Old Norsehótato threaten
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 kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷódEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwat
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