Where does “Kadavergehorsam” come from?

Kadavergehorsam (German) comes from German Kadaver, from Latin cadāver, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

Kadavergehorsam (German): blind obedience, fanatical or excessive loyalty

Definitions

  1. blind obedience, fanatical or excessive loyalty

Ancestry of “Kadavergehorsam”, step by step

Kadavergehorsam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kadaver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKadavercarcass, cadaver, carrion, corse
2Latincadāvercorpse, cadaver, carcass
3Latincadōto fall, to fall out
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

via German gehōrsam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangehōrsam—
2Middle High Germangehōrsam—
3Old High Germangihōrsam—
4Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀisamobedient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →Every word from Proto-Italic kadō →Every word from Latin cadō →