zergen

(Englisch)

to tease, to provoke

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈzɛʁɡn̩/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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.

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