Where does “dödsdag” come from?
dödsdag (Swedish) comes from Swedish död, from Old Swedish døþer, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dödsdag (Swedish): day of death, date of death
Definitions
- day of death, date of death
Ancestry of “dödsdag”, step by step
dödsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish död
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | död | dead; death |
| 2 | Old Swedish | døþer | dead |
| 3 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
via Swedish Dag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Dag | a day |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dagher | day |
| 3 | Old Norse | dagr | a day; days, times |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |