Where does “sultedød” come from?

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

sultedød (Danish): death by starvation

Definitions

  1. death by starvation

Ancestry of “sultedød”, step by step

sultedød 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 sulte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsulteto hunger, starve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →