Where does “Volkstod” come from?
Volkstod (German) comes from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
Volkstod (German): A dying out of a people
Definitions
- A dying out of a people
Ancestry of “Volkstod”, step by step
Volkstod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tōd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tōd | death |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tōt | dead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |