Where does “dray” come from?

Dray comes from Middle English dreye, from Old English dræġe, from Proto-Germanic dragǭ, all denoting something drawn or a vehicle for hauling.

dray (English): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and...

Definitions

  1. A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and...

Ancestry of “dray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdraye—
2Old Englishdræġedragnet
3Proto-Germanicdragǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “dray”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dragǭ →Every word from Old English dræġe →