Etymology of 轢く


I am trying, without luck, to figure out the etymology of the word 轢{ひ}く. Note
that I'm not talking about the kanji here, but the usage of ひく to carry this
specific meaning.

My dictionary, スーパー大辞林, simply says 〔「引く」と同源〕. That's all well and good, but
how does ひく come to carry the meaning of running somthing over? Maybe it's
because vehicles used to be drawn (by horses and such)? I haven't been able to
find anything usable on google.

Perhaps etymology is not the most accurate term here, since I'm not looking
for an etymology of ひく as such, but rather the connection between the general
meaning of 引く and the specific usage in 轢く.

Thanks in advance :)




As far as I can tell, aguijonazo is probably right in their comment, in that
轢く is derived from 挽く. The question is then of course, what's the origin of
挽く?

For that, I think the explanation [here on
漢字ペディア](https://www.kanjipedia.jp/sakuin/doukunigi/items/0005891200) is
satisfactory (though I can't say if the site is trustworthy in general):

> 挽く：無理にひっぱる意から、のこぎりで切る。ろくろで陶器などをつくる。うすなどをひいて細かくする。

Note how the traditional ひき臼 are actually drawn by a handle, which should
naturally lead to the meaning of grinding.




As far as I can tell, aguijonazo is probably right in their comment, in that
轢く is derived from 挽く. The question is then of course, what's the origin of
挽く?

For that, I think the explanation [here on
漢字ペディア](https://www.kanjipedia.jp/sakuin/doukunigi/items/0005891200) is
satisfactory (though I can't say if the site is trustworthy in general):

> 挽く：無理にひっぱる意から、のこぎりで切る。ろくろで陶器などをつくる。うすなどをひいて細かくする。

Note how the traditional ひき臼 are actually drawn by a handle, which should
naturally lead to the meaning of grinding.

