Where does “zein” come from?

zein (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

Ancestry of “zein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
2Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “zein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →