Where does “dødsleir” come from?

dødsleir (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.

dødsleir (Norwegian Nynorsk): a death camp

Definitions

  1. a death camp

Ancestry of “dødsleir”, step by step

dødsleir 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 leir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleira camp
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →