Where does “drag” come from?

drag (English) comes from Yiddish טראָגן, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

drag (English): Resistance of a fluid to something moving through...

Definitions

  1. Resistance of a fluid to something moving through...

Ancestry of “drag”, step by step

drag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טראָגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטראָגןcarry; wear
2Middle High Germantragento bear, to carry
3Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
4Proto-Germanicdragan—
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via Middle English draggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdraggento drag
2Middle EnglishdragenAlternative form of drawen; to draw, carry
3Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull

Words derived from “drag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →