Where does “drawnness” come from?
drawnness (English) comes from English drawn, from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
drawnness (English): The quality of being drawn
Definitions
- The quality of being drawn
Ancestry of “drawnness”, step by step
drawnness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drawn | past participle of draw; Appearing tired and... |
| 2 | English | draw | "To move or develop something."; "To exert or... |
| 3 | Fijian | drau | leaf; hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | rau | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |