löschen

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to quench (fire, thirst, or lime)
 * 2)  to delete, to erase (remembrance, memory, data)
 * 1)  to delete, to erase (remembrance, memory, data)
 * 1)  to delete, to erase (remembrance, memory, data)

Usage notes

 * The transitive verb löschen is weak, unlike the strong intransitive . Strong present forms du, er may occasionally be seen in the transitive verb, chiefly due to . The past forms of the transitive verb are virtually always weak.

Etymology 2
,, , from , which is derived from the cognate of German. Compare 🇨🇬. The form löschen is due to later association with etymology 1, unloaded goods being “deleted” from the ship’s cargo, or a delivery being crossed out in the order book. (See Deutsches Wörterbuch: “der kaufmann löscht einen schuldposten in seinem buche, durch ausstreichen”. ).

Verb

 * 1)  to unload (goods from a ship)