Drag
/dræɡ/noun
To pull something along with effort, or to move slowly and heavily.
Did you know?English drag comes from an old Germanic verb meaning to pull or draw, and it’s closely related to words of motion and force across the Germanic family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰregʰ-
“to draw, pull”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*draganą
“to drag, draw, pull”
Old English
English
dragan
“to draw, pull, drag”
Middle English
English
draggen
“to drag, pull along”
Modern English
English
drag
“to pull something with difficulty; to move slowly or heavily”