Where does “dau” come from?

dau (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dau (Norwegian Bokmål): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “dau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedauðrdead
2Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →