Where does “tōt” come from?

tōt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

Ancestry of “tōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantōtdead
2Proto-West Germanicdauddead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós

Words derived from “tōt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic daudazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daud