Where does “raahustaa” come from?

raahustaa (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.

raahustaa (Finnish): To shamble, saunter, slog

Definitions

  1. To shamble, saunter, slog

Ancestry of “raahustaa”, 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 →