Where does “dødsoffer” come from?

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

dødsoffer (Danish): a victim person who dies as a result of an accident, disaster, terrorism etc

Definitions

  1. a victim person who dies as a result of an accident, disaster, terrorism etc

Ancestry of “dødsoffer”, step by step

dødsoffer 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 offer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoffersacrifice; victim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →