Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “dødsdømt” come from?

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

dødsdømt (Danish): sentenced to death; past participle of dødsdømme

Definitions

  1. sentenced to death; past participle of dødsdømme

Ancestry of “dødsdømt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
2Old Danishdøth—
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →