zier
See also: Zier
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch siere, from Frankish *seuro, from Proto-West Germanic *seur(j)ōn, which was borrowed into French as ciron (“itch-mite”). The ultimate origin is unknown, as cognates outside of West Germanic are lacking. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to scrape”), source of Ancient Greek ξύω (xúō, “to scratch, scrape”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zier f (uncountable, diminutive ziertje n)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zier”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- “ciron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.