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Where does “Zusammenziehung” come from?

Zusammenziehung (German) comes from German zusammenziehen, from German ziehen, 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.

Zusammenziehung (German): contraction; concentration, gathering;...

Definitions

  1. contraction; concentration, gathering;...

Ancestry of “Zusammenziehung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanzusammenziehenTo shorten, to contract; To move in together; to...
2Germanziehento pull ; to drag; to draw ; to extract; to puff;...
3Middle High Germanziehento pull
4Old High Germanziohan—
5Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
6Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “Zusammenziehung”

  • Zusammenziehungszeichen
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