Where does “zufügen” come from?

zufügen (German) comes from German fügen, from Old High German fuogen, from Proto-West Germanic fōgijan, from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic fōgō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

zufügen (German): to cause (grief, pain); to inflict (damage)

Definitions

  1. to cause (grief, pain); to inflict (damage)

Ancestry of “zufügen”, step by step

zufügen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fügen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfügento join; to add; to ordain
2Old High Germanfuogento add; to connect
3Proto-West Germanicfōgijanto fit together, to join
4Proto-Germanicfōgijanąto fit or join together
5Proto-Germanicfōgōjoint, slot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgō →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōgijaną →