Norwegian

verb
Definitions
  • to die (intransitive)
  • to cease to exist intransitive

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse deyja (die) derived from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (die) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰew-

Gloss

die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
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