| The first component of the terminological combination "dead" is first found around 725 in "Beowulf" and goes back to the Old English dēad, which in turn comes from the Old High German tõt – dead. In the Merriam Webster's dictionary (Merriam Webster’s…2005) dead is defined as 1) deprived of life; 2) having the appearance of death or being dead. |
The second component of the terminological combination, the common-literary word pan, goes back to the Old English panne - dishes for cooking something, usually open, for example, a frying pan, pan, bowl, trough, which, in turn, comes from the Old High German phanne. The Old High German phanne was borrowed from the folk Latin and comes from the Latin patere - to be open. In the Merriam Webster's dictionary, pan is defined as kitchen utensils usually metal and typically broad, shallow and open. |
