Where does “zusperren” come from?

zusperren (German) comes from German zu-, from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zusperren (German): to shut, to close of a business

Definitions

to shut, to close of a business

Ancestry of “zusperren”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	zu-	Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form...
2	Middle High German	zuo-	—
3	Old High German	zuo-	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*tō	—
5	Proto-Germanic	tō	to
6	Proto-Indo-European	de	Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

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