Where does “dødsfrygt” come from?

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

dødsfrygt (Danish): fear of death

Definitions

  1. fear of death

Ancestry of “dødsfrygt”, step by step

dødsfrygt 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 frygt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrygtfear, fright; imperative of frygte
2Middle Low Germanvruchte—
3Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →