Where does “Totenklage” come from?
Totenklage (German) comes from German klage, from Middle High German klage, from Old High German klaga.
Totenklage (German): keening, lamentation of the dead
Definitions
- keening, lamentation of the dead
Ancestry of “Totenklage”, step by step
Totenklage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German klage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klage | inflection of klagen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klage | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klaga | — |
via German Tote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tote | cadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of... |