Where does “dragkedja” come from?

dragkedja (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.

dragkedja (Swedish): a zipper, a zip fastener

Definitions

  1. a zipper, a zip fastener

Ancestry of “dragkedja”, step by step

dragkedja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish kedja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
2Latincatēnachain
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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