Where does “dauðadá” come from?

dauðadá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dauði, from Old Norse dauði, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

dauðadá (Icelandic): coma

Definitions

  1. coma

Ancestry of “dauðadá”, step by step

dauðadá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dauði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdauðideath
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—

via Icelandic dá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdácoma; to adore, admire greatly; to worship
2Old Norsedácoma; unconsciousness, hibernation
3Proto-Germanicdawą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Old Norse dauði →