Where does “dödfrakt” come from?

dödfrakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish frakt, from Swedish gods, from Old Norse góz, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

dödfrakt (Swedish): dead freight

Definitions

  1. dead freight

Ancestry of “dödfrakt”, step by step

dödfrakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish frakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfraktcargo, freight (goods carried)
2Swedishgodsgoods, freight; manor, estate; property
3Old Norsegóz—
4Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
5Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz →Every word from Old Norse góðr →