Where does “dauði” come from?

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

dauði (Icelandic): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “dauði”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dauði”

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