Where does “martyrdød” come from?

martyrdød (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.

martyrdød (Norwegian Bokmål): death of a martyr, a martyr's death

Definitions

  1. death of a martyr, a martyr's death

Ancestry of “martyrdød”, step by step

martyrdød 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 martyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmartyrmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →