Where does “Ausmerzung” come from?
Ausmerzung (German) comes from German ausmerzen, from German März, from Middle High German merze, from Old High German merzo, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ausmerzung (German): weeding out, elimination, eradication
Definitions
- weeding out, elimination, eradication
Ancestry of “Ausmerzung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ausmerzen | to weed out |
| 2 | German | März | March |
| 3 | Middle High German | merze | March |
| 4 | Old High German | merzo | March |
| 5 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |