Where does “zein” come from?

zein (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zein, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

Ancestry of “zein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzein—
2Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “zein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old High German zein →