Where does “digerdöd” come from?

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

digerdöd (Swedish): pandemic

Definitions

  1. pandemic

Ancestry of “digerdöd”, step by step

digerdöd 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 diger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdigerthick, extensive, voluminous
2Old Swedishdigherthick
3Old Norsedigr—
4Proto-Germanicdigrazbig, great, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Old Norse dauðr →