Where does “Zagel” come from?

Zagel (German) comes from Middle High German zagel, from Old High German zagal, from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Zagel (German): tail; whip; willy; nob

Definitions

  1. tail; whip; willy; nob

Ancestry of “Zagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzagel—
2Old High Germanzagaltail
3Proto-West Germanic*tagltail
4Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
5Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “Zagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European doḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taglą →