Where does “Gnadentod” come from?

Gnadentod (German) comes from German Gnade, from Old Saxon ginatha, from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Gnadentod (German): death by mercy killing; mercy death

Definitions

  1. death by mercy killing; mercy death

Ancestry of “Gnadentod”, step by step

Gnadentod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gnade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnadegrace, mercy, graciousness; a grace, an act of...
2Old Saxonginathamercy
3Old Saxongīyou plural
4Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →