Where does “deathpunk” come from?

deathpunk (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.

deathpunk (English): deathrock

Definitions

  1. deathrock

Ancestry of “deathpunk”, step by step

deathpunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English death

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

via English punk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpunkA person used for sex, particularly; A worthless...
2Unamipunkwashes; dust; powder
3Proto-Algonquianpenkwidust, ash
4Proto-Algicpenekwepowder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Proto-Germanic *witaną