Where does “død” come from?

død (Danish) comes from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

død (Danish): dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise

Definitions

  1. dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise

Ancestry of “død”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishdøth—
2Old Norsedauðrdead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “død”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →