ergötzen

Etymology
From, from , hence “to compensate, to reimburse”. The verb is a to a lost 🇨🇬 which existed alongside, whence modern ; the  verb *getzen is also lost.

The spelling with ⟨ö⟩ first arises in the 16th century, but the older form also persists until at least the early 19th century. While such rounding happened more often in modern German, this case is unusual because there is no adjacent, , or labial. Some assume influence by unrelated as in “something adored”.

Verb

 * 1)  to delight, amuse, gladden
 * 2)  to cherish, to be amused (by), to gloat (over)
 * 3)  to compensate
 * 1)  to cherish, to be amused (by), to gloat (over)
 * 2)  to compensate
 * 1)  to compensate
 * 1)  to compensate
 * 1)  to compensate