Where does “Dod” come from?

Dod (Hunsrik) comes from Old High German tōd, from Proto-West Germanic dauþu, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

Dod (Hunsrik): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “Dod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantōddeath, cessation of life
2Proto-West Germanicdauþudeath
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauþu →