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

(deprecated template usage)

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

Derived terms

• *murþrijaną

Descendants

• Old English: morþor
  • Middle English: morther, murther, murthre, mourdre, mudre, murder
    • English: murther, murder
    • Scots: murther, morther, murder
• Frankish: *murþra
  • → Latin: murdrum
    • Old French: murdre, mordre, murtre
      • Middle French: meurtre
        • French: meurtre
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN