Where does “raahaantua” come from?
raahaantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish raahata, from Old Swedish dragha, from Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
raahaantua (Finnish): to be dragged
Ancestry of “raahaantua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | raahata | To drag, haul |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dragha | to draw, pull |
| 3 | Old Norse | draga | to draw, drag, pull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |