Where does “zāhi” come from?

zāhi (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic tanhuz, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

Ancestry of “zāhi”, step by step

zāhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tą̄h(ī)tough
2Proto-Germanictanhuzholding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via Proto-Germanic *tą̄h(ī)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*tą̄h(ī)—

Words derived from “zāhi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanhuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī) →