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Where does “hineingezogen” come from?

hineingezogen (German) comes from German gezogen, 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.

hineingezogen (German): drawn into; pulled into

Definitions

  1. drawn into; pulled into

Ancestry of “hineingezogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangezogenpast participle of ziehen
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →