dǣd f (nominative plural dǣde)
From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from the root *dʰeh₁-. Cognate with Old Frisian dēd, Old Saxon dād, Dutch daad, Old High German tāt (German Tat), Old Norse dáð (Swedish and Danish dåd), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌸𐍃 (gadēþs).