Where does “vlak” come from?

vlak (Czech) comes from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

vlak (Czech): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “vlak”, step by step

vlak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Old Czech vlak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvlakdragnet
2Proto-Slavic*volkъportage?, dragnet?

Words derived from “vlak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →