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
Ancestry of “drægnet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dræġe | dragnet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dragǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |