Where does “Todesspirale” come from?

Todesspirale (German) comes from German Spirale, from Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Todesspirale (German): death spiral

Definitions

  1. death spiral

Ancestry of “Todesspirale”, step by step

Todesspirale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spirale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpiralespiral; intrauterine device
2Latinspiralisspiraling
3LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
4Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
5Middle Frenchtrompe
6Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
7Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós
Every word from Frankish trumpaEvery word from Old French trompeEvery word from Middle French trompe