deed
Middle English
adjective
Definitions
- dead (no longer alive)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dēad inherited from Proto-Germanic *daudaz (dead).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*daudaz
Gloss
dead
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
⚰️ 😵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *dʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰowHtós Proto-Indo-European
- *daudaz Proto-Germanic
- *dawjaną Proto-Germanic
- dead Old English
- deadlic Old English
- dēad Old English
- healfdead Old English
- ded Middle English
- overdeed Middle English
- dauðr Old Norse
- tōt Old High German
- 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *daud gmw-pro
- dot Old Dutch
- dād Old Frisian