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Where does “zusammenscharren” come from?

zusammenscharren (German) comes from German zusammen-, from German zusammen, from Middle High German zesamene, from Old High German zisamane — together.

zusammenscharren (German): to scrape up, scrape together; to gather

Definitions

  1. to scrape up, scrape together; to gather

Ancestry of “zusammenscharren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammen-A prefix; together
2Germanzusammentogether, jointly
3Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
4Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Old High German zisamane →