Where does “צוג” come from?

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

צוג (Yiddish): train; pull, draft; move

Definitions

  1. train; pull, draft; move

Ancestry of “צוג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzugtug, pull
2Old High Germanzug—
3Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “צוג”

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