Where does “dragger” come from?
dragger (English) comes from English drag, 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.
dragger (English): Something that drags; A trawler; One who takes...
Definitions
- Something that drags; A trawler; One who takes...
Ancestry of “dragger”, step by step
dragger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 2 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 3 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 4 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |