Where does “draȝen” come from?

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

draȝen (Middle English): Alternative form of drawen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of drawen

Ancestry of “draȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdraganto draw, drag
2Proto-West Germanicdraganto haul, to carry
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dragan →