Where does “Totentrompete” come from?

Totentrompete (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.

Totentrompete (German): black chanterelle

Definitions

  1. black chanterelle

Ancestry of “Totentrompete”, step by step

Totentrompete 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 Trompete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrompetetrumpet
2Frenchtrompettetrumpet
3French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →