Where does “Zigel” come from?

Zigel (Luxembourgish) 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.

Zigel (Luxembourgish): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “Zigel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzügel—
2Old High Germanzugil—
3Proto-Germanictugilazrein
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugilaz →Every word from Old High German zugil →