Where does “dødshjælp” come from?
dødshjælp (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødshjælp (Danish): assisted suicide
Ancestry of “dødshjælp”, step by step
dødshjælp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 2 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Danish hjælp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | hjælp | help, assistance, rescue, support, aid; help!;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hjalp | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hjalpa | to help |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | helpaną | to help |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelb- | help |