Where does “dauðadans” come from?

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

dauðadans (Icelandic): danse macabre

Definitions

  1. danse macabre

Ancestry of “dauðadans”, step by step

dauðadans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dauði

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

via Icelandic dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdansdance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Old Norse dauði →