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

1. 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)