Where does “Bezugswort” come from?

Bezugswort (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.

Bezugswort (German): antecedent

Definitions

  1. antecedent

Ancestry of “Bezugswort”, step by step

Bezugswort 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 wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan
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