Where does “dødsforagt” come from?

dødsforagt (Danish) comes from Danish foragt, from Middle Low German voracht, from Proto-West Germanic firiahtu, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

dødsforagt (Danish): contempt for death

Definitions

  1. contempt for death

Ancestry of “dødsforagt”, step by step

dødsforagt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish foragt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforagtcontempt, scorn, disdain
2Middle Low Germanvoracht—
3Proto-West Germanicfiriahtu—
4Proto-Germanicfiri-around; through, across; expresses intensive or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper(i)through, across; leading across
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish død

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