Where does “dracht” come from?

dracht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dracht, from Old Dutch draht, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

dracht (Dutch): the act of bearing or wearing something; type of...

Definitions

  1. the act of bearing or wearing something; type of...

Ancestry of “dracht”, step by step

dracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch dracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrachtact of carrying; what is carried, load, freight;...
2Old Dutchdraht—
3Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via Old Frisian draga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandraga—
2Proto-Germanicdragan—

Words derived from “dracht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →