Where does “Totenhalle” come from?
Totenhalle (German) comes from German halle, from Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Totenhalle (German): morgue
Definitions
- morgue
Ancestry of “Totenhalle”, step by step
Totenhalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German halle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halle | inflection of hallen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | halle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | halla | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 5 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 6 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via German Tote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tote | cadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of... |