Where does “dra” come from?

dra (Yola) comes from Middle English drawen, from Old English draġan, from Proto-West Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

dra (Yola): to draw

Definitions

  1. to draw

Ancestry of “dra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdrawenTo pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or...
2Old Englishdraġanto draw, drag
3Proto-West Germanicdraganto haul, to carry
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dragan →
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