Where does “dauðr” come from?

dauðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dauðr (Old Norse): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “dauðr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dauðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →