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Where does “*taugijan” come from?

*taugijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “*taugijan”, step by step

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