"zu-" meaning in German

See zu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: De-zu-.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zuo-}} Middle High German zuo-, {{inh|de|goh|zuo-}} Old High German zuo-, {{der|de|gem-pro|*tō|t=to}} Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} zu-
  1. Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zu--de-prefix-4UbOktP9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. Obsolete form of zer-. Tags: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Alternative form of: zer-
    Sense id: en-zu--de-prefix-SkTCS~Si
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zumuten, zunehmen, zuschauen, zuschlagen, zuschreiben, zusichern, zustoßen, zuwandern Related terms: zurück-, zusammen-

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      "word": "zunehmen"
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      "word": "zuschauen"
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    {
      "word": "zuschlagen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuschreiben"
    },
    {
      "word": "zusichern"
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    {
      "word": "zustoßen"
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