Where does “dēad” come from?

dēad (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dēad (Old English): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “dēad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauddead
2Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “dēad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →