Where does “vlak” come from?

vlak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech vlak, from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

vlak (Serbo-Croatian): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “vlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlaktrain
2Germanzugprocession
3Middle High Germanzuc—
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Middle High German zuc →