Where does “zügel” come from?

zügel (German) comes from Middle High German zügel, from Old High German zugil, from Proto-Germanic tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

zügel (German): inflection of zügeln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of zügeln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “zügel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzügel—
2Old High Germanzugil—
3Proto-Germanictugilazrein
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zügel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugilaz →Every word from Old High German zugil →