Where does “died” come from?

died (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dēd, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

died (West Frisian): deed, action, act

Definitions

  1. deed, action, act

Ancestry of “died”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandēddeed
2Proto-West Germanicdādideed
3Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →