Where does “dootsteken” come from?

dootsteken (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.

dootsteken (Low German): to stab to death

Definitions

  1. to stab to death

Ancestry of “dootsteken”, step by step

dootsteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandootdead
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Low German steken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanstekento stick (someone or something); to poke
2Old Saxonstekanto stick; to stab; to stitch
3Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →