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Where does “Zusammenziehungszeichen” come from?

Zusammenziehungszeichen (German) comes from German Zusammenziehung, 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.

Zusammenziehungszeichen (German): contraction mark

Definitions

  1. contraction mark

Ancestry of “Zusammenziehungszeichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZusammenziehungcontraction; concentration, gathering;...
2GermanzusammenziehenTo shorten, to contract; To move in together; to...
3Germanziehento pull ; to drag; to draw ; to extract; to puff;...
4Middle High Germanziehento pull
5Old High Germanziohan—
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →