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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tą̄h(ī) | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tanhuz | holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “zāhi”