Where does “Zügel” come from?

Zügel (German) comes from Middle High German zügel, from Old High German zugil, from Proto-Germanic tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Zügel (German): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “Zügel”, step by step

Zügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German zügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzügel—
2Old High Germanzugil—
3Proto-Germanictugilazrein
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Middle High German zugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzugel—

Words derived from “Zügel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugilaz →Every word from Old High German zugil →