Where does “dödsolycka” come from?

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

dödsolycka (Swedish): a fatal accident

Definitions

  1. a fatal accident

Ancestry of “dödsolycka”, step by step

dödsolycka 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 olycka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholyckaaccident; unhappiness, misery
2Swedishlyckajoy, happiness; a loop; a small farm field
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →