Where does “umherziehen” come from?

umherziehen (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.

umherziehen (German): to move around, to roam

Definitions

  1. to move around, to roam

Ancestry of “umherziehen”, step by step

umherziehen 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 umher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumheraround, round, about
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →
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