ausrotten
German (Berlin)
/ˈaʊ̯sˌʁɔtən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (originally of plants, now more often) to root out, to eradicate, to extirpate, to purge, to remove entirely
- (of people, species, etc.) to exterminate, to kill off, to stamp out, to cause to become extinct
Etymology
Prefix from German rotten (clear woods) derived from Middle High German roten derived from Proto-Germanic *rudōną (clear).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*rudōną
Gloss
clear
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Property