Where does “Beziehung” come from?

Beziehung (German) comes from German beziehen, from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Beziehung (German): relation, relationship, connection

Definitions

  1. relation, relationship, connection

Ancestry of “Beziehung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeziehento refer, to relate
2Germanziehento pull; to drag
3Middle High Germanziehento pull
4Old High Germanziohan—
5Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
6Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “Beziehung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →