zergen

Meaning

to tease, to provoke

Concepts

zerg

Translations

zergler

zerguer

tergen

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛʁɡn̩/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: tergen

Inherited from Middle High German: *zergen

Inherited from Old High German: zergen

Cognate with Dutch: tergen

Cognate with English: 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.