Where does “zug” come from?

zug (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “zug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
2Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →