Where does “deathbot” come from?

deathbot (English) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.

deathbot (English): A chatbot created to impersonate a deceased person, based on their digital remains, such as messages, voice notes and images

Definitions

  1. A chatbot created to impersonate a deceased person, based on their digital remains, such as messages, voice notes and images

Ancestry of “deathbot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeathThe cessation of life and all associated...
2Middle EnglishdethAlternative form of deeth
3Old Englishdēaþdeath
4Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
5Germanwitzjoke
6Middle High Germanwitz
7Old High Germanwizzi
8Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
9Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
10Proto-Germanic*witaną
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-