Where does “hirntot” come from?
hirntot (German) comes from German tōt, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
hirntot (German): brain-dead
Ancestry of “hirntot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | tōt | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |