Where does “Dødehavet” come from?
Dødehavet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
Dødehavet (Norwegian Bokmål): the Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East)
Definitions
- the Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East)
Ancestry of “Dødehavet”, step by step
Dødehavet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | død | death; dead, deceased; invalid |
| 2 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 3 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål håv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | håv | hand net |
| 2 | Old Norse | háfr | net |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ | he-goat; buck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
via Latin Mare Mortuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mare Mortuus | — |