Where does “zausen” come from?

zausen (German) comes from Middle High German zūsen, from Old High German zūsōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn — to tease, pull, pluck.

zausen (German): to ruffle

Definitions

  1. to ruffle

Ancestry of “zausen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzūsen—
2Old High Germanzūsōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*tūsōnto tease, pull, pluck

Words derived from “zausen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn →Every word from Old High German zūsōn →Every word from Middle High German zūsen →