Where does “dödsbo” come from?

dödsbo (Swedish) comes from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.

dödsbo (Swedish): an estate (of a diseased person, consisting of property and liabilities)

Definitions

  1. an estate (of a diseased person, consisting of property and liabilities)

Ancestry of “dödsbo”, step by step

dödsbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Bo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBoto live, to dwell, to reside
2Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
3Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
4Frenchbouéebuoy (nautical: a moored float)
5Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
6Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
7Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
8Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
9Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
10LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
11Proto-Italickorwos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
15Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-