Where does “draye” come from?

draye (Middle English) comes from Old English dræġe, from Proto-Germanic dragǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

Ancestry of “draye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdræġedragnet
2Proto-Germanicdragǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “draye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dragǭ →Every word from Old English dræġe →