Where does “Totengeläut” come from?
Totengeläut (German) comes from German Geläut, from Middle High German geliute, from Middle High German liuten, from Old High German hlūten, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.
Totengeläut (German): the sound of the death knell
Definitions
- the sound of the death knell
Ancestry of “Totengeläut”, step by step
Totengeläut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geläut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geläut | peal of bells |
| 2 | Middle High German | geliute | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | liuten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hlūten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hlūdijan | — |
via German Tote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tote | cadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of... |