Where does “totsaufen” come from?

totsaufen (German) comes from German saufen, from Middle High German soufen, from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

totsaufen (German): to drink to death

Definitions

  1. to drink to death

Ancestry of “totsaufen”, step by step

totsaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German saufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansaufento drink; to drink, especially in large...
2Middle High Germansoufen—
3Old High Germansūfanto slurp, drink
4Proto-West Germanic*sūpanto drink greedily, slurp
5Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
6Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—

via German tōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōtdead, deceased
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan →