The German prefix "zer-" is a tiny Terminator.

stören: to disturb
zerstören: to destroy

pflücken: to pick, to pluck
zerpflücken: to destroy

schlagen: to beat, to hit
zerschlagen: to destroy

legen: to lay
zerlegen: to destroy

teilen: to share, to split
zerteilen: to destroy

siedeln: to settle
zersiedeln: to destroy (by settling)

setzen: to set
zersetzen: to destroy (by corrosion)

drücken: to press, to squeeze
zerdrücken: to destroy (by squeezing)

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@jensclasen
German prefix "zer-" is basically equivalent to the suffix "... apart" or "... into pieces"

zerpflücken = to pick apart
zerschlagen = to beat into pieces
zerlegen = to lay into pieces
zerteilen = to split into pieces
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