Where does “dödsbevis” come from?

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

dödsbevis (Swedish): a death certificate

Definitions

  1. a death certificate

Ancestry of “dödsbevis”, step by step

dödsbevis 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 bevis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbevisa proof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós