Where does “zern” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzeren—
2Proto-Germanictarjanąto destroy

Words derived from “zern”

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