Where does “digerdöden” come from?

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

digerdöden (Swedish): the Black Death pandemic outbreak in the 14th century

Definitions

  1. the Black Death pandemic outbreak in the 14th century

Ancestry of “digerdöden”, step by step

digerdöden 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 →