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Where does “Zuucht” come from?

Zuucht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zuht, from Proto-Germanic tuhtiz, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Zuucht (Luxembourgish): breeding

Definitions

  1. breeding

Ancestry of “Zuucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzuht—
2Proto-Germanictuhtiza pulling; discipline
3Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →