Where does “Bezug” come from?

Bezug (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.

Bezug (German): reference; cover; salary

Definitions

  1. reference; cover; salary

Ancestry of “Bezug”, step by step

Bezug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beziehen

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

via Hungarian zúg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzúgto rumble, buzz, hum; to shout, to say something...

Words derived from “Bezug

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-