Where does “dødelighet” come from?

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

dødelighet (Norwegian Bokmål): mortality

Definitions

  1. mortality

Ancestry of “dødelighet”, step by step

dødelighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dødelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldødeliglethal, deadly; mortal
2Norwegian Bokmåldøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
3Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
4Old Danishdøth—
5Old Norsedauðrdead
6Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “dødelighet”

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