Where does “dåd” come from?

dåd (Danish) comes from Old Danish dāth, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dåd (Danish): feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise...

Definitions

  1. feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise...

Ancestry of “dåd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishdāth—
2Old Norsedáðdeed
3Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dåd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →