Where does “heel-dragger” come from?
heel-dragger (English) comes from English dragger, 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.
heel-dragger (English): Synonym of footdragger
Definitions
- Synonym of footdragger
Ancestry of “heel-dragger”, step by step
heel-dragger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragger | Something that drags; A trawler; One who takes... |
| 2 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 3 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 4 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 5 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |