Where does “drāgen” come from?

drāgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

drāgen (Middle Dutch): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “drāgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdraganto carry; to wear
2Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “drāgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Old Dutch dragan →