Where does “ziehen” come from?

ziehen (Middle High German) comes 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.

ziehen (Middle High German): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “ziehen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ziehen”

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