Where does “Zugspitze” come from?

Zugspitze (English) comes from German Zug, from Middle High German zug, from Old High German zug, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “Zugspitze”, step by step

Zugspitze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZugtrain; pull; draught
2Middle High Germanzugtug, pull
3Old High Germanzug—
4Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German Spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzecusp; point, tip, peak; top, front, lead
2Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →