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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Zug | train; pull; draught |
| 2 | Middle High German | zug | tug, pull |
| 3 | Old High German | zug | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tugi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tugiz | a drawing, tug, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |