| zerkauen | chew masticate scrunch chew up |
| zermalen | destroy |
| zerlaufen | melt |
| zernagen | chew to pieces |
| zersägen | saw up |
| erkaufen | pay bribe buy |
| verkaufen | sell |
| verhauen | bash up |
| erbauen | build construct edify |
| verdauen | digest stomach |
| versauen | mess up muck up |
| vertäuen | moor |
| zerfasern | unravel |
| zergen | zerg provoke |
| zerhacken | chop depart |
| zerkratzen | claw |
| zerkrümeln | crumble |
| zerlesen | well-thumbed |
| zermahlen | grind |
| Zerkarie | cercaria |