Where does “dødsdom” come from?

dødsdom (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.

dødsdom (Norwegian Nynorsk): death sentence

Definitions

  1. death sentence

Ancestry of “dødsdom”, step by step

dødsdom 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 døm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdømthey, them
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →