Where does “zäh” come from?
zäh (German) comes from Middle High German zæhe, from Old High German zāh, from Proto-Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
zäh (German): not easily yielding, resilient
Definitions
- not easily yielding, resilient
Ancestry of “zäh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zæhe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zāh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *tą̄h(ī) | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |