Where does “Drahtzieher” come from?

Drahtzieher (German) comes 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.

Drahtzieher (German): string puller

Definitions

  1. string puller

Ancestry of “Drahtzieher”, step by step

Drahtzieher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziehen

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

via German draht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrahtwire thread of metal; conductor
2Middle High Germandrātwire, thread
3Old High Germandrāt—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →