zehren

German (Berlin)

/ˈtseːrən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to live on, to feed on de
  • to undermine, to wear out (+m)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zern inherited from Old High German zeren inherited from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną inherited from Old High German zeran inherited from Proto-Germanic *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off) root from Proto-Indo-European *der- (tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*der-

Gloss

tear, split, tear apart, flay, crack, cleave, separate, shatter, rive, pluck, splitVerb

Concept
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Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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