Where does “tīlgen” come from?

tīlgen (German) comes 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,...

tīlgen (German): to erase, to extinguish

Definitions

  1. to erase, to extinguish

Ancestry of “tīlgen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tīlgen”

Every word from Latin deleo →Every word from Proto-West Germanic diligōn →Every word from Old High German tiligōn →