Where does “dødsleie” come from?
dødsleie (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.
dødsleie (Norwegian Nynorsk): a deathbed
Definitions
- a deathbed
Ancestry of “dødsleie”, step by step
dødsleie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | død | death; dead, deceased; invalid |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | død | death; dead, deceased; invalid |
| 3 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 4 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk leie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | leie | to command, lead, direct; to conduct; to hold... |
| 2 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |