Where does “zusammenziehen” come from?

zusammenziehen (German) comes from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

zusammenziehen (German): To shorten, to contract; To move in together; to...

Definitions

  1. To shorten, to contract; To move in together; to...

Ancestry of “zusammenziehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanziehento pull; to drag
2Middle High Germanziehento pull
3Old High Germanziohan—
4Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zusammenziehen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan →