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Where does “Sitzbezug” come from?

Sitzbezug (German) comes from German Bezug, 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.

Sitzbezug (German): seat cover

Definitions

  1. seat cover

Ancestry of “Sitzbezug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBezugreference; cover; salary
2Germanbeziehento move in; to cover, to upholster; to refer , to...
3Germanziehento pull ; to drag; to draw ; to extract; to puff;...
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

Words derived from “Sitzbezug”

  • Autositzbezug
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