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Where does “drownee” come from?

drownee (English) comes from English drown, from Middle English drownen.

drownee (English): Someone who is drowned

Definitions

  1. Someone who is drowned

Ancestry of “drownee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrownTo die from suffocation while immersed in water...
2Middle Englishdrownen—
Every word from Middle English drownen →