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

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “deed”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →