Where does “Hühnerzucht” come from?

Hühnerzucht (German) comes from German Zucht, from Middle High German zuht, from Old High German zuht, from Proto-Germanic tuhtiz, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Hühnerzucht (German): chicken breeding

Definitions

  1. chicken breeding

Ancestry of “Hühnerzucht”, step by step

Hühnerzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZuchtbreeding; breed; animal farm; farm where animals...
2Middle High Germanzuht
3Old High Germanzuht
4Proto-Germanictuhtiza pulling; discipline
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German Hühner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHühnerplural of Huhn "chickens"; chickens; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic tuhtiz
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