Where does “dødsattest” come from?

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

dødsattest (Danish): death certificate

Definitions

  1. death certificate

Ancestry of “dødsattest”, step by step

dødsattest 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 attest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishattesta certificate written confirmation of or proof of something
2Latinattestatumaccusative supine of attestor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →