An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/tot

by Friedrich Kluge

tot, adj., ‘dead,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. tôt (OHG. also tôd); corresponding to the equiv. Goth. dauþs, AS. deád, E. dead, Du. dood, OSax. dôd. Teut. dau-do- (dauþo-), contained in these words, is properly a partic. (comp. falt, laut, traut) of the Teut. strong verbal root dā̆u, ‘to die,’ mentioned under Tod. — Derivative töten, factitive vb., ‘to put to death,’ from the equiv. MidHG. taten (tœden), OHG. tôten (tôden). Comp. Goth. dauþjan.