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Where does “ded” come from?

ded (Middle English) comes from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

ded (Middle English): Alternative form of deed

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of deed

Ancestry of “ded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēad—
2Proto-West Germanicdauddead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “ded”

  • dead
  • deadlock
  • deadening
  • deaden
  • deadness
  • deadpan
  • deadwood
  • deadbolt
  • deader
  • deadfall
  • deadhead
  • deadend
  • deadlift
  • Deadhead
  • deadman
  • braindead
  • deadtime
  • deadhouse
  • deadeye
  • deadener
  • deadrise
  • deadlight
  • deadnettle
  • deadeningly
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