Where does “dødsattest” come from?
dødsattest (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.
dødsattest (Norwegian Bokmål): a death certificate
Definitions
- a death certificate
Ancestry of “dødsattest”, step by step
dødsattest traces back through two 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 attest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | attest | a certificate; a testimonial |
| 2 | Latin | attestatum | accusative supine of attestor |