Where does “dödshot” come from?

dödshot (Swedish) comes from Swedish hot, from Old Swedish hōt, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

dödshot (Swedish): death threat

Definitions

  1. death threat

Ancestry of “dödshot”, step by step

dödshot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhota threat
2Old Swedishhōt
3Old Norsehótthreat
4Old Norsehvatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Swedish död

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