Where does “daudemøy” come from?

daudemøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk møy, from Old Norse mey, from Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

daudemøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a death goddess

Definitions

  1. a death goddess

Ancestry of “daudemøy”, step by step

daudemøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk møy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmøymaiden, bachelorette, unmarried woman; virgin
2Old NorsemeyAlternative form of mær
3Old Norsemærmaid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...
4Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

via Norwegian Nynorsk daude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaudedeath; definite singular of daud; plural of daud
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Old Norse mær →