Where does “buxnadragt” come from?

buxnadragt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dragt, from Danish dragt, from Middle Low German dracht, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

buxnadragt (Icelandic): pantsuit, trouser suit

Definitions

  1. pantsuit, trouser suit

Ancestry of “buxnadragt”, step by step

buxnadragt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dragt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdragtsuit
2Danishdragtdress
3Middle Low Germandracht—
4Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via Icelandic buxur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbuxurtrousers, pants
2Arabicبخورincense
3Arabicخ—
4Arabicحب; ج
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic drahtuz →