Where does “draga” come from?

draga (Swedish) comes 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.

draga (Swedish): Dated form of dra

Definitions

  1. Dated form of dra

Ancestry of “draga”, step by step

draga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German dragen

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

via Old Swedish dragha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdraghato draw, pull
2Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull

Words derived from “draga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →