Where does “tödlich” come from?

tödlich (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.

tödlich (German): deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal

Definitions

  1. deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal

Ancestry of “tödlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →