Where does “Dreiecksbeziehung” come from?

Dreiecksbeziehung (German) comes from German Beziehung, 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.

Dreiecksbeziehung (German): ménage à trois

Definitions

  1. ménage à trois

Ancestry of “Dreiecksbeziehung”, step by step

Dreiecksbeziehung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beziehung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeziehungrelation, relationship, connection
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 Dreieck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreiecktriangle
2GermanDreithree
3Middle High Germandrīthree
4Old High Germandrīthree
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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