zieren

Meaning

  1. (weak) to decorate
  2. (reflexive, weak) to make a fuss

Frequency

33k
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German zieren, from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tiarī (“neat, splendid”), a formation related to Proto-Germanic *tairiz (“clear”) (whence Old Norse tærr (“clear (water)”)) and perhaps Lithuanian dyrė́ti (“to look”).

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