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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

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