Where does “dødstrussel” come from?

dødstrussel (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.

dødstrussel (Norwegian Bokmål): a death threat

Definitions

  1. a death threat

Ancestry of “dødstrussel”, step by step

dødstrussel 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 trussel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrussela threat
2Norwegian Bokmåltrueto threaten
3Old Norseþrúga—
4Proto-Germanicþrūgōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →