Where does “Zoch” come from?

Zoch (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German zug, from Old High German zug, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Zoch (Luxembourgish): draught, current of air

Definitions

  1. draught, current of air

Ancestry of “Zoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzugtug, pull
2Old High Germanzug—
3Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →
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