Where does “dragging” come from?

Dragging is the present participle of drag, which comes from Old English dragan meaning to draw or pull.

dragging (English): An instance of something being dragged; present...

Definitions

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	—
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

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