Where does “zu-” come from?
zu- (German) comes from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
zu- (German): Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form...
Definitions
- Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form...
Ancestry of “zu-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | zuo- | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zuo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |