Where does “zéien” come from?

zéien (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

zéien (Luxembourgish): to pull, to drag, to haul; to move; to draw, to...

Definitions

  1. to pull, to drag, to haul; to move; to draw, to...

Ancestry of “zéien”, step by step

zéien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ziehen

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

via Middle High German zīhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīhen—
2Old High Germanzīhan—
3Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “zéien”

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