Where does “deid” come from?

deid (Scots) comes from Middle English ded, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

deid (Scots): dead, deceased; expired, past and gone; simple...

Definitions

  1. dead, deceased; expired, past and gone; simple...

Ancestry of “deid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdedAlternative form of deed
2Old Englishdēaddead
3Proto-West Germanicdauddead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →
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