zergen

Betekenis (Engels)

to tease, to provoke

Vertalings

zerg

zergler

zerguer

tergen

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈzɛʁɡn̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Middle Low German: tergen

Geërf van Middle High German: *zergen

Geërf van Old High German: zergen

Verwante met Nederlands: tergen

Verwante met Engels: tarry

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German tergen, or possibly from Middle High German *zergen, from Old High German zergen (“to irritate, tease, provoke”), from Proto-West Germanic *targijan, from Proto-Germanic *targijaną. Cognate with Dutch tergen and English tarry.