Where does “draught” come from?

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

draught (Middle English): drawing, pull, stroke, etc

Definitions

  1. drawing, pull, stroke, etc

Ancestry of “draught”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdreaht—
2Proto-Germanicdrahtuzpulling, carrying
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “draught”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic drahtuz →