Where does “dræt” come from?

dræt (Danish) comes from Old Norse dráttr, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

dræt (Danish): the act of pulling, drawing fish in (using a dragnet)

Definitions

  1. the act of pulling, drawing fish in (using a dragnet)

Ancestry of “dræt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedráttr—
2Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “dræt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic drahtuz →