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Where does “zugil” come from?

zugil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic tugilaz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “zugil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictugilazrein
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “zugil”

  • zügeln
  • zügellos
  • Zügel
  • cugiel
  • zügel
  • zugel
  • Zigel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →