Where does “fiskedræt” come from?

fiskedræt (Danish) comes from Danish dræt, 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.

fiskedræt (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 “fiskedræt”, step by step

fiskedræt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dræt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrætthe act of pulling, drawing fish in (using a dragnet)
2Old Norsedráttr—
3Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic drahtuz →