Where does “Seilziehen” come from?

Seilziehen (German) comes from German seil, from Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic sail, from Proto-Germanic sailą, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Seilziehen (German): the game tug of war

Definitions

  1. the game tug of war

Ancestry of “Seilziehen”, step by step

Seilziehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German seil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseilrope, line, cord
2Middle High Germanseil—
3Old High Germanseilrope, snare, fetter
4Proto-West Germanicsailrope, cord
5Proto-Germanicsailąrope; cord
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és →