Where does “styckmördare” come from?
styckmördare (Swedish) comes from Swedish mördare, 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.
styckmördare (Swedish): a murderer who dismembers their victim
Definitions
- a murderer who dismembers their victim
Ancestry of “styckmördare”, step by step
styckmördare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mördare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mördare | a murderer |
| 2 | Swedish | mörda | to murder; to assassinate |
| 3 | Old Swedish | myrþa | murder |
| 4 | Old Norse | myrða | to murder |
| 5 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Swedish stycka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stycka | }} to cut up (usually a slaughtered animal) |