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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/zerren

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
zerren
Friedrich Kluge2508740An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zerren1891John Francis Davis

zerren, vb., ‘to tug, tease, worry,’ from MidHG. and OHG. zerren, wk. vb., ‘to tear, cleave’; from the same root as zehren.