Where does “подража́ть” come from?
подража́ть (Russian) comes from Russian дра́га, from English drag, from Yiddish טראָגן, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
подража́ть (Russian): to imitate, to copy, to ape
Definitions
- to imitate, to copy, to ape
Ancestry of “подража́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дра́га | drag, dredge, seagoing dredge |
| 2 | English | drag | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through... |
| 3 | Yiddish | טראָגן | carry; wear |
| 4 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 5 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |