Where does “dødskys” come from?

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

dødskys (Danish): kiss of death

Definitions

  1. kiss of death

Ancestry of “dødskys”, step by step

dødskys 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 kys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkyskiss; imperative of kysse; imperative of kyse
2Old Norsekosskiss
3Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →
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