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Where does “zart” come from?

zart (German) comes from Middle High German zart, from Old High German zart, from Proto-Germanic tardaz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

zart (German): tender; delicate; fragile, flimsy

Definitions

  1. tender; delicate; fragile, flimsy

Ancestry of “zart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzart—
2Old High Germanzart—
3Proto-Germanictardaztender
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “zart”

  • zärtlich
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