Where does “zug” come from?

zug (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zug, from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

zug (Middle High German): tug, pull

Definitions

  1. tug, pull

Ancestry of “zug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzug—
2Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →