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Where does “zagal” come from?

zagal (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European doḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

zagal (Old High German): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “zagal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tagl—
2Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “zagal”

  • Zagel
  • zagel
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