An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/zaudern

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
zaudern
Friedrich Kluge2508708An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — zaudern1891John Francis Davis

zaudern, vb., ‘to hesitate, delay, procrastinate,’ allied to MidHG. (MidG.) zûwen (*zûwern), wk. vb., ‘to draw,’ which seems like zögern, to be connected with ziehen.