Where does “Ziehen” come from?

Ziehen (German) comes 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.

Ziehen (German): gerund of ziehen

Definitions

  1. gerund of ziehen

Ancestry of “Ziehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanziehento pull
2Old High Germanziohan—
3Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
4Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “Ziehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →