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English word death comes from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (To die.), Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus, Proto-Indo-European *dʰautus
*dawjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To die.
*dʰówtus (Proto-Indo-European)
*dʰautus (Proto-Indo-European)
*dauþuz (Proto-Germanic)
Death.
dēaþ (Old English)
deaþ (Old English)
Death.
deeth (Middle English)
Death.
death (English)
(figuratively, esp. followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).. (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.. (the death) The collapse or end of something.. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity [...]