Where does “drawn” come from?
Draw comes from Middle English drawen, Old English dragan, Proto-Germanic draganą, and Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-, a root meaning to drag or pull.
drawn (English): past participle of draw; Appearing tired and...
Definitions
- past participle of draw; Appearing tired and...
Ancestry of “drawn”, 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 “drawn”