Where does “zerre” come from?

zerre (German) comes from German zerren, from Middle High German zerren, from Old High German zerren, from Proto-Germanic tarjaną — to destroy.

zerre (German): inflection of zerren: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of zerren: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “zerre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzerrento tug; to drag
2Middle High Germanzerren—
3Old High Germanzerren—
4Proto-Germanictarjanąto destroy
Every word from Proto-Germanic tarjaną →Every word from Old High German zerren →Every word from Middle High German zerren →