Where does “sotdöd” come from?

sotdöd (Swedish) comes from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sotdöd (Swedish): natural death (from disease or old age, as opposed to being killed or dying in an accident or the like)

Definitions

  1. natural death (from disease or old age, as opposed to being killed or dying in an accident or the like)

Ancestry of “sotdöd”, step by step

sotdöd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
2Old Swedishsötersweet
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dusEvery word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz