Where does “dōt” come from?

dōt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch dōth, from Proto-West Germanic dauþu, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

Ancestry of “dōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdōth—
2Proto-West Germanicdauþudeath
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauþu →