Where does “dragdjur” come from?

dragdjur (Swedish) comes from Swedish djur, from Old Swedish diūr, from Old Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

dragdjur (Swedish): a draft animal

Definitions

  1. a draft animal

Ancestry of “dragdjur”, step by step

dragdjur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish djur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdjuranimal
2Old Swedishdiūranimal
3Old Norsediūʀanimal
4Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Swedish draga

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →