Where does “drægnet” come from?

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

drægnet (Old English): dragnet

Definitions

  1. dragnet

Ancestry of “drægnet”, step by step

drægnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dræġe

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

via Old English net

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnetnet
2Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dragǭ →Every word from Old English dræġe →