Die
/daɪ/noun
To stop living; to cease to exist, or to fail to function.
Did you know?English “die” comes from a Germanic root related to “day,” and the same ancient family also gave us words for the sky and daylight in Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dyeu-
“to shine; sky, daylight, heaven”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*daujaną
“to die”
Old English
OE
dīegan / dēagian
“to die”
Middle English
ME
dien
“to die”
Modern English
English
die
“to cease living”