Where does “styckmörda” come from?

styckmörda (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.

styckmörda (Swedish): to murder and dismember (someone)

Definitions

  1. to murder and dismember (someone)

Ancestry of “styckmörda”, step by step

styckmörda 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 stycka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstycka}} to cut up (usually a slaughtered animal)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →