Verb

verschütten

Translation

to spill, to bury

Ich habe aus Versehen den Kaffee verschüttet.

I accidentally spilled the coffee.

Die Lawine hat das ganze Dorf verschüttet.

The avalanche buried the whole village.

((et4)) to spill sth. Be careful not to spill the milk.

((j-n/et4)) to bury sb./sth. The treasure was buried here.

Synonyms: vergießen (to spill, to shed)

From the prefix `ver-` (indicating a mistake) and `schütten` (to pour). Literally 'to pour wrongly', hence 'to spill'.

Imagine trying to `schütten` (pour) something, but the `ver-` prefix indicates it went wrong, so you spilled it.