Where does “drizzle” come from?

Drizzle comes from Middle English drislen, from Old English drysnan, originally meaning to fall in fine drops.

drizzle (English): To rain lightly; To shed slowly in minute drops...

Definitions

  1. To rain lightly; To shed slowly in minute drops...

Ancestry of “drizzle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdryseling—
2Middle Englishdrysninga falling of dew
3Old Englishdrysnanto extinguish

Words derived from “drizzle”

Every word from Old English drysnan →Every word from Middle English drysning →Every word from English dryseling →