Where does “drab” come from?

Drab comes from Old French drap, from Latin drappus, from Frankish drapi, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-.

drab (English): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having...

Definitions

  1. A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having...

Ancestry of “drab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
2Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

Words derived from “drab”

Every word from Latin drappum →Every word from Old French drap →