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Where does “dēad” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dēad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dēad”

  • dead
  • deadlock
  • deadening
  • deaden
  • deadness
  • deadpan
  • deadwood
  • deadbolt
  • deader
  • deadfall
  • deadhead
  • deadend
  • deadlift
  • Deadhead
  • deadman
  • braindead
  • deadtime
  • deadhouse
  • deadeye
  • deadener
  • deadrise
  • deadlight
  • deadnettle
  • deadeningly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →