Where does “todmüde” come from?

todmüde (German) comes from German müde, from Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic mōþijaz, from Proto-Germanic mōþaz.

todmüde (German): dead tired

Definitions

  1. dead tired

Ancestry of “todmüde”, step by step

todmüde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German müde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmüdetired
2Middle High Germanmüede—
3Old High Germanmuoditired
4Proto-West Germanic*mōþītired
5Proto-Germanicmōþijaz—
6Proto-Germanicmōþaz—

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī →