Where does “tragen” come from?

tragen (German) comes 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.

tragen (German): to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay

Definitions

  1. to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay

Ancestry of “tragen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tragen”

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