Where does “stendød” come from?

stendød (Danish) comes from Danish Sten, from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stendød (Danish): stone dead

Definitions

  1. stone dead

Ancestry of “stendød”, step by step

stendød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Sten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishStenstone
2SwedishStena stone; a rock
3Old Swedishstenstone
4Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
5Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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 steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →