Where does “dra” come from?

dra (Swedish) comes 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.

dra (Swedish): pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for...

Definitions

  1. pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for...

Ancestry of “dra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdragaDated form of dra
2Middle Low Germandragen
3Old Saxondraganto go, to travel
4Proto-Germanicdragan
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “dra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-