Where does “drayful” come from?
drayful (English) comes from English dray, from Middle English draye, from Old English dræġe, from Proto-Germanic dragǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
Ancestry of “drayful”, step by step
drayful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dray | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and... |
| 2 | Middle English | draye | — |
| 3 | Old English | dræġe | dragnet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |