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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós

Words derived from “tod-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic daudazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daud