Where does “Judenausrottung” come from?
Judenausrottung (German) comes from German Ausrottung, from German ausrotten, from German rotten, from Middle High German roten, from Middle High German rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
Judenausrottung (German): The extermination of Jews
Definitions
- The extermination of Jews
Ancestry of “Judenausrottung”, step by step
Judenausrottung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ausrottung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausrottung | extermination; eradication; wiping out |
| 2 | German | ausrotten | to root out, to eradicate, to extirpate, to... |
| 3 | German | rotten | to form into a gang, rout, squad; Alternative... |
| 4 | Middle High German | roten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | rote | — |
| 6 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |