From the early 14th century, Todenroth is witnessed as a holding of the Counts of Sponheim. The tinctures azure and Or (blue and gold), which were the ones borne in the Counts’ “chequy” coat of arms, are a reference to the village's former allegiance to the “Further” County of Sponheim. The church on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side refers to the one that towers over the village. The ears of rye (called simply "Ähren" in the German blazon, or “ears”, but in English heraldry, at least, would be held to be rye because the ears droop) on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side refer to the municipality's former agricultural character. The waterwheels refer to the three mills that were once in the village, in the Kyrbach valley.