Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/murþrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *mŕ̥trom, an instrumental formation to Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmur.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*murþrą n

murder

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *murþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*murþrą	*murþrō
vocative	*murþrą	*murþrō
accusative	*murþrą	*murþrō
genitive	murþras, murþris	*murþrǫ̂
dative	*murþrai	*murþramaz
instrumental	*murþrō	*murþramiz

Related terms

*murþą

Derived terms

*murþrijaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *morþr, *murþr
- Old English: morþor
  - Middle English: morther, murther, murthre, mourdre, mudre, murder
    - English: murther, murder
    - Scots: murther, morther, murder
- Old Dutch: *morthor, mordor
- Old High German: mordor
- → Latin: murdrum
  - Old French: murdre, mordre, murtre
    - Middle French: meurtre
      - French: meurtre
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr)