Where does “dödsstöt” come from?

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

dödsstöt (Swedish): a fatal thrust, a death blow (with a sword or the like)

Definitions

a fatal thrust, a death blow (with a sword or the like)

Ancestry of “dödsstöt”, step by step

dödsstöt 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 stöt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	stöt	a push, a shock, a knock; an attack, a theft, a...
2	Old Norse	steytr	—
3	Proto-Germanic	stautiz	push
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewd-	to push, to hit
5	Proto-Indo-European	stew-	to praise, laud

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →