Where does “dödsattest” come from?

dödsattest (Swedish) comes from Swedish död, from Old Swedish døþer, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dödsattest (Swedish): a death certificate

Definitions

  1. a death certificate

Ancestry of “dödsattest”, step by step

dödsattest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via Swedish attest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishattestcertification, authorization; certificate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →