Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. · followed by of as an indication of direct cause; general use · followed by from as an indication of direct cause; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences · followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes
From Middle English deyen, probably from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”). Displaced native Old English sweltan, whence Modern English swelt, and Old English steorfan, whence modern starve.
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"To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.",
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