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Where does “ūtdragan” come from?

ūtdragan (Old English) comes from Old English draġan, from Proto-West Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Ancestry of “ūtdragan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdraġanto draw, drag
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

Words derived from “ūtdragan”

  • outdraw
  • outdrauen
  • outdrawen
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