Where does “Zugspeiche” come from?

Zugspeiche (German) comes from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Zugspeiche (German): trailing spoke

Definitions

  1. trailing spoke

Ancestry of “Zugspeiche”, step by step

Zugspeiche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German speiche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspeichespoke
2Middle High Germanspeiche—
3Old High Germanspeihha—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Middle High German zuc →