| 【dead】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "dead," and "deaþ." It carries the basic meaning of "dead," and "die." from PIE *dheu- "⑴dust, vapor, smoke; ⑶to pass away, die, become senseless" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "dead"]
dead ****[795] Dead means `precisely' or `exactly'.
deadline **[3354] A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
deadly ***[2494] If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
death ****[385] Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
die ****[318] When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
[WORD ROOT]root dead
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dead, die, dy
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) dead, deaþ
[MEANING]root dead, die
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 dead [from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, akin to Old Norse dauthr] having ceased to live
- 【Old English】 deaþ total cessation of life, act or fact of dying, state of being dead; cause of death
- 【Old Norse】 dauthr
- 【Old Norse】 deyja to die, pass away
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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dead ★★★★[795] adjective from dead
【DEFINITION】 Dead means `precisely' or `exactly'.
【SYNONYM】 insensitive, numb, expressionless
【ROOTs】 dead; dead, die
【Etymology】 《Old English dead》 [from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, akin to Old Norse dauthr] having ceased to live
【First Known Meaning】 having ceased to live
【DERIVATIVEs】 dead, deaden, deadliness, deadly, deadness, death, deathly, die
deadline ★★[3354] noun from deadline 〈 line
【DEFINITION】 A deadline is a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.
【pl.】 deadlines
【COMPOSITION】 dead + line
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dead; dead, die ⑵ line; line
【Etymology】 《Old English line》 ⑴[from Latin linea] cable, rope; series, row, row of letters; rule, direction; ⑵ (obsolete) flax
【First Known Meaning】 time limit
deadly ★★★[2494] adjective from dead
【DEFINITION】 If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; deadly < deadlier < deadliest
【SYNONYM】 lethal, mortal
【COMPOSITION】 dead + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dead; dead, die ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English dead》 [from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, akin to Old Norse dauthr] having ceased to live
【DERIVATIVEs】 dead, deaden, deadliness, deadly, deadness, death, die
death ★★★★[385] noun
【DEFINITION】 Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
【pl.】 deaths
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dea(dead); ⑵ th; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English dead》 [from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, akin to Old Norse dauthr] having ceased to live
【DERIVATIVEs】 dead, deaden, deadly, deadness, death, deathly, die
die ★★★★[318] verb from dead
【DEFINITION】 When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
【Declension/Conjugation】 died, died, dying, dies
【SYNONYM】 decease
【ROOTs】 die(dead); dead, die
【Etymology】 《Old English dead》 [from Proto-Germanic *daudaz, akin to Old Norse dauthr] having ceased to live
【First Known Meaning】 to cease to live
【DERIVATIVEs】 dead, deaden, deadly, deadness, death, deathly, die
Other words containing "dead"; deaden, deadness, deathly, dying
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
day
dat-
dance
cycl-
custom
curr
cur
col-, cult-
cruise
crit-, crisi
