Where does “druknedød” come from?

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

druknedød (Danish): death by drowning

Definitions

  1. death by drowning

Ancestry of “druknedød”, step by step

druknedød 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 drukne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrukneto drown; definite singular of drukken; plural of...
2Old Norsedruknato drown; inflection of drukkinn: ## strong...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →