Where does “steindauður” come from?

steindauður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dauður, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

steindauður (Icelandic): stone dead

Definitions

  1. stone dead

Ancestry of “steindauður”, step by step

steindauður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dauður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdauðurdead
2Old Norsedauðrdead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós

via Icelandic stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsteinindefinite accusative singular of steinn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic daudazEvery word from Old Norse dauðr
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