Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “dragende” come from?

dragende (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dragandz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Ancestry of “dragende”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dragende”

  • drawing
  • drawings
  • underdrawing
  • indrawing
  • toothdrawing
  • subdrawing
  • drawinge
  • drawende
  • drauinge
  • drawand
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