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
- feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise...
Ancestry of “dåd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | dāth | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dáð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dēdiz | deed, act; doing, able to do, active |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁tis | act of putting, placement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |