zerfressen
German (Berlin)
[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈfʁɛsn̩]
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to eat away
Etymology
Prefix from German fressen (devour, eat, gobble up, gobble, guzzle).
Origin
German (Berlin)
fressen
Gloss
devour, eat, gobble up, gobble, guzzle
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fresser German
- Fressfeind German
- Lochfraßkorrosion German
- Motte German
- fressen German
- mottenzerfressen German
- frezzen Middle High German
- vrezzen Middle High German
- פֿרעסן Yiddish