Where does “stendød” come from?

stendød (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.

stendød (Norwegian Bokmål): stone dead

Definitions

  1. stone dead

Ancestry of “stendød”, step by step

stendød 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 sten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstenstone
2Old Norsesteinna stone, boulder, rock; a precious stone; a...
3Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →