Where does “dödsdom” come from?
dödsdom (Swedish) comes from Swedish död, from Old Swedish døþer, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dödsdom (Swedish): a death sentence
Ancestry of “dödsdom”, step by step
dödsdom 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 dom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dom | conviction, judgement of court, sentence,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |