Where does “dødsdom” come from?

dødsdom (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.

dødsdom (Norwegian Bokmål): death sentence

Definitions

  1. death sentence

Ancestry of “dødsdom”, step by step

dødsdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål død

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

via Norwegian Bokmål dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldomjudgement, sentence; a cathedral
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →