Where does “dødssynd” come from?
dødssynd (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.
dødssynd (Norwegian Bokmål): a deadly sin
Definitions
- a deadly sin
Ancestry of “dødssynd”, step by step
dødssynd 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 synd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | synd | a sin; a pity, shame, sorrow; synes synd på - to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | synd | sin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |