Where does “trailerdragare” come from?
trailerdragare (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.
trailerdragare (Swedish): a semi-trailer truck, a tractor-trailer, UK an articulated lorry
Definitions
- a semi-trailer truck, a tractor-trailer, UK an articulated lorry
Ancestry of “trailerdragare”, step by step
trailerdragare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dragare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dragare | — |
| 2 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via Swedish trailer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trailer | a (large) trailer (on or towed by a truck) |
| 2 | English | trailer | Someone who or something that trails; Part of an... |
| 3 | English | trail | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something) |
| 4 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 5 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 7 | Latin | trāgula | a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum) |