Where does “dragage” come from?
dragage (French) comes from French draguer, from English dragger, from English drag, from Yiddish טראָגן, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
dragage (French): dredging
Ancestry of “dragage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | draguer | to dredge; to chat up , to flirt |
| 2 | English | dragger | Something that drags; A trawler; One who takes... |
| 3 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 4 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 5 | Middle High German | tragen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |