Where does “zehren” come from?

zehren (German) comes from Middle High German zern, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic tarjaną — to destroy.

zehren (German): to live on, to feed on; to undermine, to wear out

Definitions

  1. to live on, to feed on; to undermine, to wear out

Ancestry of “zehren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzern—
2Old High Germanzeren—
3Proto-Germanictarjanąto destroy

Words derived from “zehren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tarjaną →Every word from Old High German zeren →Every word from Middle High German zern →