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Zehr

Zehr is a term that can refer to different things in Germanic language contexts, including a word form in historical usage and a family name. In modern German, the closest active verb is zehren, meaning to feed on, to consume, or to exhaust resources. The form zehr itself appears mainly in older writings or dialectal texts as a noun denoting consumption or wasting, and it can also occur in historical medical language to describe a wasting condition. In contemporary standard German, zehren is the common verb, while zehr as a standalone noun is rare outside historical or regional usage.

As a surname, Zehr is of German origin and is found among families in German-speaking regions as

In cultures and records, Zehr may appear in literary titles, historical documents, or genealogical sources. When

See also: zehren (the related verb), German surnames, etymology of German family names.

well
as
in
countries
with
German
heritage
due
to
migration.
Surnames
like
Zehr
often
reflect
historical
toponymic,
occupational,
or
descriptive
origins
tied
to
regional
language
forms.
The
distribution
of
the
name
today
mirrors
patterns
of
German
diaspora,
with
bearers
in
North
America
and
Europe,
among
others.
encountered
as
a
proper
noun,
it
is
typically
treated
as
a
surname
or
place-name
element,
distinct
from
the
common
noun
forms
of
zehr
or
zehren.