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Where does the word "drag" come from? It comes from Old Norse draga, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "drag" come from? It comes from Old Norse draga, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Drag’s story begins in Old Norse: draga meant “to pull, to haul.” A doublet of English 'draw', from the same Germanic root. It reached English by 1300s as drag. Settled as the standard English word for pulling something with effort. Today, drag means to pull something along, especially with effort or resistance.
- Stage 1 · Old Norse · medieval draga "to pull, to haul", a doublet of English 'draw', from the same Germanic root.
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s drag "to pull something along with effort", settled as the standard English word for pulling something with effort.