erübrigen.
to leave over, have extra, put aside, spare
Meaning & usage
to leave over, have extra, put aside, spare
Er hatte etwas Geld erübrigt.
Sie gab alles, was sie erübrigen konnte.
to be or become gratuitous, redundant, no longer necessary
Nach allem, was wir heute wissen, erübrigt sich diese Frage.
to be left, to remain to be done
Abschließend erübrigt sich noch, historische Beispiele für beide Fälle zu geben.
Where this word comes from
From er- + übrig (“remaining, left over”) + -en, hence “to leave over, have as surplus”. Accordingly, the reflexive sich erübrigen actually means “to be left, remain” and one would originally say es erübrigt sich, etwas zu tun in the sense of “XY still remains to be done”. The quite opposite contemporary sense seems to emerge around 1900. It probably developed through confusion with the active verb in the sense of “to spare”. Moreover, that which is left to be done last is often the least important thing and may in fact become redundant through developments in the meantime.
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