Where does “draggen” come from?

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

draggen (Middle English): to drag

Definitions

  1. to drag

Ancestry of “draggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdragenAlternative form of drawen; to draw, carry
2Old Englishdraġanto draw, drag
3Proto-West Germanicdraganto haul, to carry
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “draggen”

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