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Where does “Tilgung” come from?

Tilgung (German) comes from German tīlgen, from Middle High German tīlgen, from Old High German tiligōn, from Proto-West Germanic diligōn, from Latin deleo — I destroy, raze, annihilate; I finish, terminate,...

Tilgung (German): erasure, extinction; amortization, repayment,...

Definitions

  1. erasure, extinction; amortization, repayment,...

Ancestry of “Tilgung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantīlgen—
2Middle High Germantīlgen—
3Old High Germantiligōn—
4Proto-West Germanicdiligōnto quench, extinguish
5LatindeleoI destroy, raze, annihilate; I finish, terminate,...
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