The Middle High German verb is projected back to an Old High German weak-verb bridge; the a > e fronting and z spelling are compatible with a j-conditioned High German formation, but the exact written OHG form is disputed.
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hetzen / hatzen
drive dogs to hunt; pursue; incite people against someone
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedOld High German · reconstructed Old High German bridge · reconstructed old high german hetzen*hezzen
a reconstructed weak verb meaning chase or persecute
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The reconstructed bridge carries the chase or persecution value inferred from later German and comparative forms.
A reconstructed Old High German bridge inferred beneath attested Middle High German.
Christopher Gordon Bailey · Friedrich Kluge · Dudenredaktion
probable — Bailey stars *hezzen, while Kluge and Duden describe an Old High German form without visibly marking it as reconstructed.
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hetzen — Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, HerkunftHerkunft
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Likewise names Middle and Old High German hetzen without an explicit reconstruction marker.
The Etymology of the Old High German Weak Verbvol. 1, data entry “*hezzen”
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prints a starred Old High German reconstruction and compares MHG, Old Saxon, Old English, and Gothic forms.
An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language — hetzenp. 146, hetzen
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Presents Middle and Old High German hętzen without marking the OHG form as reconstructed.
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