Where does “ritualmord” come from?
ritualmord (Swedish) comes from Swedish mord, 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.
ritualmord (Swedish): ritual murder
Definitions
- ritual murder
Ancestry of “ritualmord”, step by step
ritualmord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mord | murder |
| 2 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Swedish ritual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ritual | ritual (set of ceremonial actions, or set of actions more generally, like in English) |