Where does “tråddragare” come from?

tråddragare (Swedish) comes from Swedish dragare, 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.

tråddragare (Swedish): a wire drawer, a maker of metal wire; Bacillus...

Definitions

  1. a wire drawer, a maker of metal wire; Bacillus...

Ancestry of “tråddragare”, step by step

tråddragare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dragare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdragare—
2SwedishdragaDated form of dra
3Middle Low Germandragen—
4Old Saxondraganto go, to travel
5Proto-Germanicdragan—
6Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic dragan →