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Etymology of the French word meurtre

the French word meurtre
derived from the French word meurtrir
derived from the Frankish root *murthrjan

Date

The earliest known usage of meurtre in French dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in French

meurtrier

Cognates

English murder, German morden, German Mord, Polish mordować, Polish morderstwo, Yiddish mordn, Yiddish mord



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