Where does “todernst” come from?
todernst (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.
todernst (German): dead serious
Definitions
- dead serious
Ancestry of “todernst”, step by step
todernst 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 ērnst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ērnst | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ërnest | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ernust | serious |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ernustuz | seriousness; earnest; strength; solidity;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arniz | efficient, capable, diligent, sure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |