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