Where does “zähfließend” come from?
zähfließend (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.
zähfließend (German): viscous, tough-flowing; slow-moving
Definitions
- viscous, tough-flowing; slow-moving
Ancestry of “zähfließend”, step by step
zähfließend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zäh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zäh | not easily yielding, resilient |
| 2 | Middle High German | zæhe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zāh | tough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tą̄h(ī) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via German Fließend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fließend | fluent (in language proficiency, etc.) |