zergen

(Îngilîzî)

to tease, to provoke

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈzɛʁɡn̩/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle Low German hatiye wergirtin: tergen

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: *zergen

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: zergen

Hevwate bi holendî: tergen

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: 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.

Werger

zerg

zergler

zerguer

tergen

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