Where does “todtraurig” come from?

todtraurig (German) comes from Old Turkic tod-, 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.

todtraurig (German): very sad

Definitions

  1. very sad

Ancestry of “todtraurig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkictod-—
2Germantōddeath
3Middle High Germantōt—
4Old High Germantōtdead
5Proto-West Germanicdauddead
6Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →