Where does “zähe” come from?
zähe (German) comes from Old High German zāh, from Proto-Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
zähe (German): Alternative form of zäh; inflection of zäh:
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Definitions
- Alternative form of zäh; inflection of zäh:
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Ancestry of “zähe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | zāh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *tą̄h(ī) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |