Where does “Doodesstrof” come from?

Doodesstrof (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch doot, from Middle Low German dôt, from Old Saxon dōd, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

Doodesstrof (Plautdietsch): death penalty

Definitions

  1. death penalty

Ancestry of “Doodesstrof”, step by step

Doodesstrof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschdootdead, lifeless, deceased
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Plautdietsch Strof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschStrofpunishment; penalty
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →
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