Where does “d.” come from?

d. (Faroese) comes from Faroese deyður, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

d. (Faroese): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “d.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedeyðurdead
2Old Norsedauðrdead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →