sönder

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adjective

 * 1)  broken, out of order

Adverb

 * 1) into a broken or destroyed state

Usage notes
The primary notion is being (or being made) broken or destroyed, whether demolished, torn up, shattered, through malfunction, or in some other way. Coming apart is not inherent in the word, despite the English (near) cognate. Shades of disintegration appear in some compounds, like and, as well as in.