Where does “daud” come from?

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

daud (Norwegian Bokmål): Alternative form of død

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of død

Ancestry of “daud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdauddead; invalid
2Old Norsedauðrdead
3Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →