Where does “bidrag” come from?
bidrag (Swedish) comes from Swedish bidra, from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
bidrag (Swedish): a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,...
Definitions
- a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,...
Ancestry of “bidrag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bidra | to contribute |
| 2 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 3 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 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 |