Where does “dragan” come from?
dragan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
dragan (Old English): to draw, drag
Ancestry of “dragan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
Words derived from “dragan”