Where does “tragen” come from?

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

tragen (Middle High German): to bear, to carry

Definitions

  1. to bear, to carry

Ancestry of “tragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
2Proto-Germanicdragan—
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “tragen”

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