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Where does “draw-up” come from?

draw-up (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.

draw-up (English): That which is drawn or hoisted up; An upward...

Definitions

  1. That which is drawn or hoisted up; An upward...

Ancestry of “draw-up”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishup—
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →