scheitern.
to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
Meaning & usage
to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
Warum ist das Projekt gescheitert?
to flounder
Where this word comes from
Verbal formation from Middle High German schīt, synchronically analyzed as Scheiter (“plural of Scheit (“log, stick of firewood”)”) + -n (“verbal suffix”). The modern sense of "to fail" is derived from figurative usage of the verb as "to fall to pieces (logs)" > "to fail" (DWDS).
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