Where does “metzge” come from?

metzge (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German metzgen, from Middle High German metzjer, from Old High German meziāri.

metzge (Alemannic German): to slaughter

Definitions

  1. to slaughter

Ancestry of “metzge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmetzgen—
2Middle High Germanmetzjer—
3Old High Germanmeziāri—
Every word from Old High German meziāri →Every word from Middle High German metzjer →Every word from Middle High German metzgen →
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