Where does “dreeg” come from?

dreeg (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian drega, from Proto-West Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

dreeg (North Frisian): to carry; to wear

Definitions

  1. to carry; to wear

Ancestry of “dreeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandrega—
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 →