Where does “dø” come from?

dø (Danish) comes from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dø (Danish): die

Definitions

  1. die

Ancestry of “dø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeyjato die
2Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
3Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →