Where does “dø” come from?

dø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish dø, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan, from Proto-Germanic dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dø (Norwegian Bokmål): to die; to cease to exist

Definitions

  1. to die; to cease to exist

Ancestry of “dø”, step by step

dø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdødie
2Old Norsedeyjato die
3Proto-West Germanicdauwjanto die
4Proto-Germanicdawjanąto die
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Middle Low German dōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandōnto do
2Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dawjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauwjan →