Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “tōd” come from?

tōd (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic dauþu, from Proto-Germanic dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus.

Ancestry of “tōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauþudeath
2Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—

Words derived from “tōd”

  • Liebestod
  • death wish
  • Liebestod
  • todblass
  • Todeswunsch
  • Totgeburt
  • todmüde
  • Todeszeitpunkt
  • Todesstrafe
  • todschick
  • Toter
  • Wärmetod
  • Chancentod
  • Todsünde
  • Todestag
  • hirntot
  • scheintot
  • todsicher
  • todkrank
  • Todestrieb
  • Todesursache
  • tödlich
  • Tod
  • Todesurteil
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