Where does “dáð” come from?

dáð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dáð (Icelandic): deed, achievement

Definitions

  1. deed, achievement

Ancestry of “dáð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedáðdeed
2Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →