Where does “dot” come from?
dot (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dot (Old Dutch): dead
Ancestry of “dot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |