Where does “afdød” come from?
afdød (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
afdød (Danish): deceased
Ancestry of “afdød”, step by step
afdød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 2 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Danish af
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | af | by; of; from |
| 2 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
Words derived from “afdød”