Where does “zügel” come from?

zügel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zugil, from Proto-Germanic tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “zügel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzugil—
2Proto-Germanictugilazrein
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zügel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugilaz →Every word from Old High German zugil →