Where does “dødmand” come from?
dødmand (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødmand (Danish): "death"
Ancestry of “dødmand”, step by step
dødmand 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 mand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | mand | man; husband |
| 2 | Old Norse | mann | accusative singular indefinite of maðr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “dødmand”