Where does “tod-” come from?
tod- (Old Turkic) comes from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
Ancestry of “tod-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | tōd | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |