Where does “draga” come from?

draga (Faroese) comes from Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

draga (Faroese): to draw, to pull

Definitions

  1. to draw, to pull

Ancestry of “draga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull
2Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Old Norse draga →