Where does “drayman” come from?

drayman (English) comes from English dray, from Middle English draye, from Old English dræġe, from Proto-Germanic dragǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

drayman (English): A man who drives drays; A deliveryman for a...

Definitions

  1. A man who drives drays; A deliveryman for a...

Ancestry of “drayman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrayA low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and...
2Middle Englishdraye—
3Old Englishdræġedragnet
4Proto-Germanicdragǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dragǭ →Every word from Old English dræġe →