Where does “dragstrip” come from?
dragstrip (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.
dragstrip (English): A paved straight roadway used for automotive drag...
Definitions
- A paved straight roadway used for automotive drag...
Ancestry of “dragstrip”, step by step
dragstrip 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 strip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 3 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |