zehren

Mane

to live on, to feed on
to undermine, to wear out

Binavkirî wek

zeh‧ren

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/ˈtseːrən/

Etîmolojî

From Middle High German zern, zeren, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, partly merged in Middle High German with related Old High German zeran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną. Cognate with Dutch teren and, through *teraną, with English tear (“rip, rend”).