mausetot
Meaning
stone dead, dead as a dodo, dead as a doornail
Concepts
stone-dead
as dead as a doornail
as dead as mutton
as dead as dodo
as dead as a dodo
Synonyms
nicht mehr sein
dahingegangen
veraltet)
unterm Torf
weg vom Fenster
aus dem Leben geschieden
dahingeschieden
hat es hinter sich
draußen geblieben
nicht mehr unter uns
nicht mehr unter den Lebenden
mit jemandem ist es aus
tot und begraben
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Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Low German mursdōd, interpreting mu(r)s (“suddenly, entirely”) as Mūs (“mouse”) (New High German Maus) through folk etymology. Compare Dutch morsdood.
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