Where does “dootföhren” come from?
dootföhren (Low German) comes from Low German doot, from Middle Low German dôt, from Old Saxon dōd, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dootföhren (Low German): to knock down and kill
Definitions
- to knock down and kill
Ancestry of “dootföhren”, step by step
dootföhren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German doot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | doot | dead |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dôt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | dōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Low German föhren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | föhren | — |