Where does “raahaus” come from?

raahaus (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.

raahaus (Finnish): dragging, hauling

Definitions

  1. dragging, hauling

Ancestry of “raahaus”, step by step

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