Where does “Zeh” come from?

Zeh (German) comes from Middle High German zēhe, from Old High German zēha, from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Zeh (German): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “Zeh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzēhetoe
2Old High Germanzēha—
3Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
4Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
5Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “Zeh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →
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