Where does “deed” come from?
deed (Middle English) comes from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
deed (Middle English): dead
Ancestry of “deed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēad | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
Words derived from “deed”