Where does “martyrdød” come from?

martyrdød (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.

martyrdød (Norwegian Nynorsk): death of a martyr, a martyr's death

Definitions

  1. death of a martyr, a martyr's death

Ancestry of “martyrdød”, step by step

martyrdød 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 martyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmartyrmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →