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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*murþrą n

  1. murder

Inflection edit

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

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Further reading edit

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