Where does “dragning” come from?
dragning (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.
dragning (Swedish): drawing, drag
Definitions
- drawing, drag
Ancestry of “dragning”, step by step
dragning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish draga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |