English

lally-drags

From lally (“leg”) + drag (“clothing”).

A compound of lally ‘leg’ + drag ‘clothing’

French L'Ally

English lally

Proto-Germanic *draganą ‘to draw, drag’

Proto-West Germanic *dragan ‘to haul, carry’

Old English dragan ‘to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract’

Middle English dragen ‘to draw, carry’

Middle English draggen ‘to drag’

English drag

Today it means

noun Trousers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lally-drags