Where does “tōd” come from?

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

tōd (Old High German): death, cessation of life

Definitions

  1. death, cessation of life

Ancestry of “tōd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tōd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰówtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic dauþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dauþu →