Where does “dødsannonce” come from?

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

dødsannonce (Danish): obituary

Definitions

  1. obituary

Ancestry of “dødsannonce”, step by step

dødsannonce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish død

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
2Old Danishdøth
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós

via Danish annonce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishannonceannouncement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic daudazEvery word from Old Norse dauðr