Where does “erlöschen” come from?

erlöschen (German) comes from Middle High German erloschen, from Old High German irloskan.

erlöschen (German): to extinguish; to quench, to douse; to...

Definitions

  1. to extinguish; to quench, to douse; to...

Ancestry of “erlöschen”, step by step

erlöschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German erloschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerloschen—
2Old High Germanirloskan—

via Middle High German erleschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerleschen—
Every word from Old High German irloskan →Every word from Middle High German erloschen →