Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “dōd”

  • dut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →