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

  1. viscous; thick, gooey; slow-moving

Ancestry of “zähflüssig”, step by step

zähflüssig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zäh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzähnot easily yielding, resilient
2Middle High Germanzæhe—
3Old High Germanzāhtough
4Proto-Germanic*tą̄h(ī)—
5Proto-Germanictanhuzholding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via German flüssig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflüssigfluid; liquid; molten
2Old High Germanfluzzīg—

Words derived from “zähflüssig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanhuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *tą̄h(ī) →