Where does “dødsleie” come from?

dødsleie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leie, from Danish leje, from Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

dødsleie (Norwegian Bokmål): a deathbed

Definitions

  1. a deathbed

Ancestry of “dødsleie”, step by step

dødsleie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål leie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleieto rent or hire
2Danishlejebed, bedding; lair, den, form, seat; bearing
3Old Danishleghærent
4Old Norseleigarent
5Proto-Germaniclaigijanąto lend
6Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →