Where does “Totenfest” come from?

Totenfest (German) comes from German toter, from German tōt, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

Totenfest (German): A feast of commemoration for the souls of the departed

Definitions

  1. A feast of commemoration for the souls of the departed

Ancestry of “Totenfest”, step by step

Totenfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German toter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantoter
2Germantōtdead, deceased
3Middle High Germantōt—
4Old High Germantōtdead
5Proto-West Germanicdauddead
6Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →