Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauþuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus, equivalent to *dawjaną +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑu̯.θuz/

Noun

*dauþuz m

death

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *dauþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dauþuz	*dauþiwiz
vocative	*dauþu	*dauþiwiz
accusative	*dauþų	*dauþunz
genitive	*dauþauz	*dauþiwǫ̂
dative	*dauþiwi	*dauþumaz
instrumental	*dauþū	*dauþumiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *dauþu
- Old English: dēaþ, dǣð, dēað
  - Middle English: deeth, deð, dæð, dæþ, deth, deþ, deeþ, deþe, dethe
    - English: death
    - Scots: deith, daith
- Old Frisian: dāth, dād, dāt
  - Saterland Frisian: Dood
  - West Frisian: dead
- Old Saxon: dōth
  - Middle Low German: dōt, dōd
    - German Low German: Dood
    - Westphalian:
      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Däut
      Suerländer-Märkisch: Dôd
      Westmünsterländisch: Dood
    - Plautdietsch: Doot
- Old Dutch: dōt, dōth
  - Middle Dutch: dôot
    - Dutch: dood
      - Afrikaans: dood
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: doto
      - Petjo: doot
    - Limburgish: doead
- Old High German: tōd, dot, doth
  - Middle High German: tōt
    - Alemannic German:
      Swabian: Daod, Dod
    - Central Franconian:
      Hunsrik: Dod
    - German: Tod
    - Luxembourgish: Doud
    - Yiddish: טויט (toyt)
Proto-Norse: *ᛞᚨᚢᚦᚢᛉ (*dauþuʀ)
- Old Norse: dauðr
  - Icelandic: dauður
  - Faroese: deyður
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: daud
  - Old Swedish: dø̄þer
    - Swedish: död
  - Danish: død
    - Norwegian Bokmål: død
      - → Norwegian Nynorsk: død
- → Proto-Finnic: *tauti (see there for further descendants)
Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 (dauþus)