Where does “dōth” come from?
dōth (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic dauþu, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.
Ancestry of “dōth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | dauþu | death |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dauþuz | death |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰówtus | — |