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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | tōt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |