Where does “Totschwätzer” come from?
Totschwätzer (German) comes 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.
Totschwätzer (German): a person who wastes everybody's time by talking a...
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Ancestry of “Totschwätzer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tōt | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |