Where does “Tragschrauber” come from?

Tragschrauber (German) comes from German tragen, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Tragschrauber (German): autogyro

Definitions

  1. autogyro

Ancestry of “Tragschrauber”, step by step

Tragschrauber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantragento carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay
2Middle High Germantragento bear, to carry
3Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
4Proto-Germanicdragan
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via German schrauben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschraubento screw (fasten something with screws, remove by unscrewing)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-