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
- contraction; concentration, gathering;...
Ancestry of “Zusammenziehung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zusammenziehen | To shorten, to contract; To move in together; to... |
| 2 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 3 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 4 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |