Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “tōt” come from?

tōt (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

Ancestry of “tōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdauddead
2Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “tōt”

  • 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →