zer-
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Middle High German zer-, ze-, zu-
Assumed to be fused from er- and an old prefix ze-, already denoting an aspect of dissolvement and asunderness. The latter is probably cognate with Middle Low German to- of the same meaning. All are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís, thus further cognate with Latin dis- as in English dissolve.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /tsɛɐ̯/ (official standard)
- IPA(key): /tsɐ/ (more common; except when provided with emphatic stress)
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Prefix
[edit]zer-
Derived terms
[edit]- zerarbeiten
- zerbeißen
- zerbersten
- zerbomben
- zerbröckeln
- zerdrücken
- zerfahren
- zerfleddern
- zerfleischen
- zerfressen
- zergliedern
- zerhacken
- zerhauen
- zerkauen
- zerknautschen
- zerknüllen
- zerkrümeln
- zerlassen
- zermanschen
- zermatern
- zermürben
- zerpflücken
- zerreiben
- zerrütten
- zersägen
- zerschellen
- zerschlagen
- zerschmelzen
- zerschneiden
- zerschrammen
- zerspalten
- zersprengen
- zerspringen
- zerstampfen
- zerteilen
- zertrennen
- zertreten
- zertrümmern
- zerwühlen
- zerzausen