Where does “zieren” come from?

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

zieren (Luxembourgish): 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 “zieren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zieren”

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