Where does “raahailu” come from?

raahailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish raahailla, 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.

raahailu (Finnish): dragging around

Definitions

  1. dragging around

Ancestry of “raahailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraahaillato drag around
2FinnishraahataTo drag, haul
3Old Swedishdraghato draw, pull
4Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-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 →