Where does “dødsstød” come from?

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

dødsstød (Danish): a fatal thrust, a death blow (with a sword or the like)

Definitions

  1. a fatal thrust, a death blow (with a sword or the like)

Ancestry of “dødsstød”, step by step

dødsstød 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 stød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstødpush; thrust, stab; blow, punch
2Old Norsesteytr—
3Proto-Germanicstautizpush
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →