Where does “drawings” come from?

Drawing comes from Middle English drauing, derived from the Old English present participle dragende, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-, meaning to drag or pull.

drawings (English): plural of drawing

Definitions

  1. plural of drawing

Ancestry of “drawings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawingpresent participle of draw; A picture, likeness,...
2Middle Englishdrauing
Every word from Middle English drauing