Where does “zunichte” come from?

zunichte (German) comes from Middle High German ze, from Old High German zi, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zunichte (German): brought to nought, ruined

Definitions

  1. brought to nought, ruined

Ancestry of “zunichte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzein, to
2Old High Germanzi—
3Proto-Germanictato
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →