Where does “Bezugsquelle” come from?

Bezugsquelle (German) comes from German Bezug, 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.

Bezugsquelle (German): source of supply

Definitions

  1. source of supply

Ancestry of “Bezugsquelle”, step by step

Bezugsquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bezug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBezugreference; cover; salary
2Germanbeziehento refer, to relate
3Germanziehento pull; to drag
4Middle High Germanziehento pull
5Old High Germanziohan
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle
3Old High Germanquella
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan