Where does “die” come from?

die (Middle English) comes from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedeyjato die
2Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
3Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “die”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →