Where does “deaþ” come from?

deaþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dauþu, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

deaþ (Old English): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “deaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauþudeath
2Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtusEvery word from Proto-Germanic dauþuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic dauþu
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