zehren

German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle High German zern, zeren, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, partly merged in Middle High German with related Old High German zeran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną. Cognate with Dutch teren and, through *teraną, with English tear (“rip, rend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtseːrən/, [ˈt͡seːʁən], [ˈt͡seː.ɐn], [ˈt͡sɛɐ̯n]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: zeh‧ren
• Homophone: zerren (by the monosyllabic pronunciation)

Verb

1. to live on, to feed on (de, +von)
2. to undermine, to wear out (+an)

Derived terms

• Zehren
• Zehrgebiet
• Zehrgeld
• Zehrpfennig
• Zehrung
• Zehrwespe

 

Related terms

• zerren
• Zorn

Further reading

• “zehren” in Duden online