Where does “dauðadómur” come from?
dauðadómur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dómur, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
dauðadómur (Icelandic): death sentence
Ancestry of “dauðadómur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | dómur | sentence, conviction; judgement, verdict; opinion |
| 2 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |