Where does “Zier” come from?

Zier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish zieren, from Middle High German zeren, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic tarjaną — to destroy.

Zier (Luxembourgish): meals, board, provisions

Definitions

  1. meals, board, provisions

Ancestry of “Zier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishzierento live on, to feed on; to undermine, to wear out
2Middle High Germanzeren—
3Old High Germanzeren—
4Proto-Germanictarjanąto destroy
Every word from Proto-Germanic tarjaną →Every word from Old High German zeren →Every word from Middle High German zeren →