Where does “dødsvær” come from?

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

dødsvær (Danish): very difficult, tricky, challenging

Definitions

  1. very difficult, tricky, challenging

Ancestry of “dødsvær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdød-very
2Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
3Old Danishdøth—
4Old Norsedauðrdead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →