Where does “drawl” come from?
Drawl comes from Middle English drawlen, likely a variant or frequentative of drawen, from Old English dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-, meaning to draw or drag.
drawl (English): To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle...
Definitions
- To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle...
Ancestry of “drawl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | draw | "To move or develop something."; "To exert or... |
| 2 | Fijian | drau | leaf; hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | rau | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |
Words derived from “drawl”