Where does “dødball” come from?

dødball (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk død, from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dødball (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dead ball

Definitions

  1. a dead ball

Ancestry of “dødball”, step by step

dødball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk død

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
2Norwegian Bokmåldøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
3Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
4Old Danishdøth—
5Old Norsedauðrdead
6Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Norwegian Nynorsk ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskballa ball; ball
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →