Where does “Schrägbeziehung” come from?
Schrägbeziehung (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.
Schrägbeziehung (German): diagonal relationship
Definitions
- diagonal relationship
Ancestry of “Schrägbeziehung”, step by step
Schrägbeziehung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beziehung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beziehung | relation, relationship, connection |
| 2 | German | beziehen | to refer, to relate |
| 3 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 5 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via German schräg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schräg | oblique; slanted; strange; weird; awkward |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrage | grid of items arranged crosswise, e.g. of wooden... |
| 3 | Old High German | screnken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |