Where does “Totenwache” come from?

Totenwache (German) comes from German wache, from Middle High German wache, from Old High German wacha.

Totenwache (German): deathwatch

Definitions

  1. deathwatch

Ancestry of “Totenwache”, step by step

Totenwache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwache—
3Old High Germanwacha—

via German Tote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTotecadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of...
Every word from Old High German wacha →Every word from Middle High German wache →Every word from German wache →