Where does “dødis” come from?
dødis (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødis (Danish): dead ice
Ancestry of “dødis”, step by step
dødis 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 is
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | is | ice; ice, ice cream |
| 2 | Old Norse | íss | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |