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: ##...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of zäh; inflection of zäh: ##...

Ancestry of “zähe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzāhtough
2Proto-Germanic*tą̄h(ī)—
3Proto-Germanictanhuzholding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanhuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tą̄h(ī) →