Where does “dødssynd” come from?

dødssynd (Danish) comes from Danish synd, from Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

dødssynd (Danish): a deadly sin

Definitions

  1. a deadly sin

Ancestry of “dødssynd”, step by step

dødssynd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish synd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyndsin; pity, shame, sorrow
2Old Norsesyndsin
3Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

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 h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →