Where does “dauðakippur” come from?
dauðakippur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dauði, from Old Norse dauði, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.
dauðakippur (Icelandic): death twitch
Ancestry of “dauðakippur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | dauði | death |
| 2 | Old Norse | dauði | death, deadly epidemic |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dauþuz | death |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰówtus | — |