Where does “Zugunfall” come from?

Zugunfall (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.

Zugunfall (German): train accident, railway crash

Definitions

  1. train accident, railway crash

Ancestry of “Zugunfall”, step by step

Zugunfall 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 Unfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnfallaccident
2Middle High Germanunval—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →