Where does “dīhsel” come from?

dīhsel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dīhsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þīhslu, from Proto-Germanic þinhslō, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “dīhsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandīhsaladrawbar, shaft
2Proto-West Germanic*þīhsludrawbar, cartpole
3Proto-Germanicþinhslōwagon pole, thill
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰsleh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dīhsel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂ →