Where does “blankziehen” come from?

blankziehen (German) comes 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.

blankziehen (German): to draw a weapon

Definitions

  1. to draw a weapon

Ancestry of “blankziehen”, step by step

blankziehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZiehengerund of ziehen
2Middle High Germanziehento pull
3Old High Germanziohan—
4Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German blank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblankbright; spotlessly clean; shining; polished;...
2Middle High Germanblanc—
3Old High Germanblancshining, bright
4Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →