Where does “dødsstraf” come from?

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

dødsstraf (Danish): capital punishment, death penalty

Definitions

  1. capital punishment, death penalty

Ancestry of “dødsstraf”, step by step

dødsstraf 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 straf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstrafpunishment, penalty
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →