Where does “dødsleje” come from?

dødsleje (Danish) comes from Danish leje, from Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

dødsleje (Danish): deathbed

Definitions

  1. deathbed

Ancestry of “dødsleje”, step by step

dødsleje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish leje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejebed, bedding; lair, den, form, seat; bearing
2Old Danishleghærent
3Old Norseleigarent
4Proto-Germaniclaigijanąto lend
5Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

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 leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →