Where does “aðdráttarafl” come from?
aðdráttarafl (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðdráttur, from Icelandic dráttur, from Old Norse dráttr, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
aðdráttarafl (Icelandic): attractive force, attraction, pull
Definitions
- attractive force, attraction, pull
Ancestry of “aðdráttarafl”, step by step
aðdráttarafl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic aðdráttur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | aðdráttur | attraction; supplies, provisions |
| 2 | Icelandic | dráttur | the act of pulling, drawing; stroke; the act of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | dráttr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drahtuz | pulling, carrying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |