Where does “avdød” come from?

avdød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish afdød, from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

avdød (Norwegian Bokmål): dead, deceased, late no longer living

Definitions

  1. dead, deceased, late no longer living

Ancestry of “avdød”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafdøddeceased
2Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
3Old Danishdøth—
4Old Norsedauðrdead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →