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

Definitions

  1. death sentence

Ancestry of “dauðadómur”, step by step

dauðadómur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdómursentence, conviction; judgement, verdict; opinion
2Old Norsedómrjudgement
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Icelandic dauði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdauðideath
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōmaz →