Where does “dödsstraff” come from?

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

dödsstraff (Swedish): capital punishment

Definitions

  1. capital punishment

Ancestry of “dödsstraff”, step by step

dödsstraff 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 straff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstraffa punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →