Where does “deyðarevsing” come from?

deyðarevsing (Faroese) comes from Faroese deyði, from Old Norse dauði, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

deyðarevsing (Faroese): capital punishment

Definitions

  1. capital punishment

Ancestry of “deyðarevsing”, step by step

deyðarevsing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese deyði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedeyðideath
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—

via Faroese revsing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserevsingpunishment, penalty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Old Norse dauði →