Where does “tōt” come from?

tōt (German) comes from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

tōt (German): dead, deceased

Definitions

  1. dead, deceased

Ancestry of “tōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantōt—
2Old High Germantōtdead
3Proto-West Germanicdauddead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “tōt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →