Etymology Explorer
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Where does “dōd” come from?
dōd (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
Ancestry of “dōd”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
daudaz
dead
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰowHtós
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Words derived from “dōd”
dut
dout
doutmaachen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →
Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →