Where does “daudenorne” come from?

daudenorne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk daude, from Old Norse dauði, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

daudenorne (Norwegian Nynorsk): a death goddess

Definitions

  1. a death goddess

Ancestry of “daudenorne”, step by step

daudenorne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk daude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaudedeath; definite singular of daud; plural of daud
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—

via German Norne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNorneNorn; calypso
2Old NorsenornNorn supernatural woman adminstering fate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Old Norse dauði →