Where does “umziehen” come from?

umziehen (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.

umziehen (German): to move; to change clothes, to get dressed; to...

Definitions

  1. to move; to change clothes, to get dressed; to...

Ancestry of “umziehen”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →