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Where does “deth-day” come from?

deth-day (Middle English) comes from Old English dēaþdæġ — day of one's death, deathday.

Ancestry of “deth-day”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēaþdæġday of one's death, deathday

Words derived from “deth-day”

  • deathday
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