Where does “zähflüssig” come from?
zähflüssig (German) comes from German zäh, 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.
zähflüssig (German): viscous; thick, gooey; slow-moving
Definitions
- viscous; thick, gooey; slow-moving
Ancestry of “zähflüssig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | zäh | not easily yielding, resilient |
| 2 | Middle High German | zæhe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zāh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tą̄h(ī) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “zähflüssig”