Where does “korsdrag” come from?

korsdrag (Swedish) comes from Swedish drag, from Scottish Gaelic dragh, from Old Norse drag.

korsdrag (Swedish): cross-breeze, cross-draft, cross-draught (current of outside air passing through a closed space, for example through windows opened on opposite sides of a building)

Definitions

  1. cross-breeze, cross-draft, cross-draught (current of outside air passing through a closed space, for example through windows opened on opposite sides of a building)

Ancestry of “korsdrag”, step by step

korsdrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish drag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdragfeature, trait, characteristic; lure, trolling...
2Scottish Gaelicdraghannoyance, trouble, bother; worry, anxiety
3Old Norsedrag—

via Swedish kors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorscross; cross, crucifix; dagger
2Old Englishcross—
Every word from Old Norse drag →Every word from Scottish Gaelic dragh →Every word from Swedish drag →