An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/zertrümmern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2555043An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zertrümmernJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

zertrümmern, verb, ‘to destroy, shatter, lay in ruins,’ formed from Modern High German Trümmer, ‘fragments, ruins’; in Middle High German zerdrumen, ‘to hew to pieces,’ from Middle High German drum, ‘piece, splinter.’