Where does “draht” come from?

draht (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Ancestry of “draht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “draht”

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