Where does “doot” come from?
doot (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dôt, from Old Saxon dōd, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
doot (German Low German): dead
Ancestry of “doot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dôt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | dōd | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |