Where does “deyður” come from?
deyður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
deyður (Faroese): dead
Ancestry of “deyður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |