Where does “megadode” come from?
megadode (Dutch) comes from English megadeath, from English death, from Middle English deth, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
megadode (Dutch): megadeath one million deaths, esp. in the context of nuclear war
Definitions
- megadeath one million deaths, esp. in the context of nuclear war
Ancestry of “megadode”, step by step
megadode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English megadeath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | megadeath | One million deaths, especially as a unit of... |
| 2 | English | death | The cessation of life and all associated... |
| 3 | Middle English | deth | Alternative form of deeth |
| 4 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch dode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dode | A deceased person; A casualty, victim of a fatal... |
| 2 | Dutch | dood | dead; A lot; death |
| 3 | Dutch | doden | to kill; plural of dode |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dôden | to kill |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dōden | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daudijan | to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daudijaną | to make dead, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |