Where does “zagel” come from?

zagel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zagal, from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “zagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzagaltail
2Proto-West Germanic*tagltail
3Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “zagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European doḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taglą →
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