Where does “dødsfjende” come from?

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

dødsfjende (Danish): mortal enemy

Definitions

  1. mortal enemy

Ancestry of “dødsfjende”, step by step

dødsfjende 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 fjende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjendeenemy, adversary, foe
2Old Norsefjándienemy; devil
3Proto-Germanicfijandzenemy, fiend
4Proto-Germanicfijānąto hate; to dislike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →