Where does “nådastöt” come from?

nådastöt (Swedish) comes from German Gnadenstoß, from German Gnade, from Old Saxon ginatha, from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

nådastöt (Swedish): coup de grâce

Definitions

  1. coup de grâce

Ancestry of “nådastöt”, step by step

nådastöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gnadenstoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnadenstoßcoup de grâce
2GermanGnadegrace, mercy, graciousness; a grace, an act of...
3Old Saxonginathamercy
4Old Saxongīyou plural
5Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
6Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
7Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Swedish nåd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnådgrace, an arbitrary act of goodness from a higher...
2Old Norsenáðmercy; peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →