Where does “emportragen” come from?
emportragen (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.
emportragen (German): to carry upwards
Definitions
- to carry upwards
Ancestry of “emportragen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tragen | to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |