Etymology, English, Dead
Etymology From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, from Pre-Germanic *dʰowHtós, original past participle to *dawjaną. Compare West Frisian dead, dea, Dutch dood, German tot, Danish, Norwegian død, Norwegian Nynorsk daud. Pronunciation enPR: dĕd, IPA(key): /dɛd/ (West Country) IPA(key): /diːd/ Adjective dead (comparative deader, superlative deadest) (usually not comparable) No longer living. (Also used as a noun.)…