Where does “dødssyg” come from?
dødssyg (Danish) comes from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødssyg (Danish): fatally ill; sick to a fatal extent; sick to the...
Definitions
- fatally ill; sick to a fatal extent; sick to the...
Ancestry of “dødssyg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 2 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |