ausmerzen.
to weed out, exterminate, remove entirely
Meaning & usage
to weed out, exterminate, remove entirely
Where this word comes from
Equivalent to aus (“out”) + an unknown element. There are several theories: * From Middle High German merzen (“to trade”), derived from Latin merx (“merchandise”); thus “to remove from commerce, from one’s assortment”. * From März (“March”), because in some regions animals unfit for breeding were singled out from the stock during this month. * From *merksen, from merken (“to mark, notice”) + -sen; compare structurally English mark out. * From *märksen, from Mark (“borderland”, formerly also “land, property”) + -sen, thus “to remove from the land”.
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