Where does “sendrag” come from?

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

sendrag (Swedish): A muscle cramp, i.e. an ongoing and painful muscle contraction of unknown origin

Definitions

  1. A muscle cramp, i.e. an ongoing and painful muscle contraction of unknown origin

Ancestry of “sendrag”, step by step

sendrag 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 sena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsenaa tendon, sinew
Every word from Old Norse drag →Every word from Scottish Gaelic dragh →Every word from Swedish drag →