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· Proto-Germanic
*murþrą
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*murþrą
, most common first.
murder
An act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
murdrum
A secret killing, distinguished from simple homicide in that the victim and the killer are unknown.