Where does “deichseln” come from?

deichseln (German) comes from German Deichsel, from Middle High German dīhsel, from Old High German dīhsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þīhslu, from Proto-Germanic þinhslō, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

deichseln (German): to wangle

Definitions

  1. to wangle

Ancestry of “deichseln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeichselpole; shaft; pall
2Middle High Germandīhsel—
3Old High Germandīhsaladrawbar, shaft
4Proto-West Germanic*þīhsludrawbar, cartpole
5Proto-Germanicþinhslōwagon pole, thill
6Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰsleh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂ →