The Proto-Indo-European word *mer-
Word *mer-
Meaning to die
See also Proto-Indo-European: *mr̥tís ‘death’
Proto-Indo-European: *mr̥tóm ‘death’
Proto-Indo-European: *mr̥tós ‘dead, mortal’
Proto-Indo-European: *móros ‘death’
Proto-Indo-European: *mórtos ‘person, mortal, man’
Synonyms *dheu-, *nek̂-

Comments
Lat. mortŭus, OCS mrĭtvŭ, Russ. meret', Lith. mirti, Ltv. mirt, Skr. marati, Av. miryeite, Arm. meṙ nil, Gk. brotos, Eng. morþor/murder, Gm. mord/Mord, ON morð, Goth. maurþr, Gaul. marvos, Kamviri mṛ e, Osset. maryn/, Polish mord; umrzeć, Ir. marb/marbh, Welsh marw, Pers. amariyata/mordan, Hitt. mer, Kurd. mirini