Where does “dajsuł” come from?
dajsuł (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German dīhsel, from Old High German dīhsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þīhslu, from Proto-Germanic þinhslō, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
dajsuł (Vilamovian): drawbar
Ancestry of “dajsuł”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | dīhsel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dīhsala | drawbar, shaft |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þīhslu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þinhslō | wagon pole, thill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰsleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |