Where does “dødelig” come from?

dødelig (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.

dødelig (Norwegian Bokmål): lethal, deadly; mortal

Definitions

  1. lethal, deadly; mortal

Ancestry of “dødelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
2Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
3Old Danishdøth—
4Old Norsedauðrdead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “dødelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →