Where does “totenblass” come from?

totenblass (German) comes from German blass, from Middle High German blas — candle, torch, flame.

totenblass (German): deathly pale

Definitions

  1. deathly pale

Ancestry of “totenblass”, step by step

totenblass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblasspale
2Middle High Germanblascandle, torch, flame

via German Tote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTotecadaver; corpse; strong nominative plural of...
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