Where does “dragagem” come from?
dragagem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dragar, from Portuguese draga, from English drag, from Yiddish טראָגן, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
dragagem (Portuguese): dredging
Definitions
- dredging
Ancestry of “dragagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dragar | to dredge |
| 2 | Portuguese | draga | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 4 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 5 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 6 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |