Where does “drowsy” come from?

Drowsy comes from Middle English drousen with the suffix -y, from Middle French drouse with -ie, from Latin drowsus with -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning sleepy or sluggish.

drowsy (English): Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness;...

Definitions

  1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness;...

Ancestry of “drowsy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrowseTo be sleepy and inactive; To nod off; to fall...
2Middle Englishdrousen
3Old Englishdrūsan
4Proto-Germanicdrūsijanąto look down; mourn

Words derived from “drowsy

Every word from Proto-Germanic drūsijanąEvery word from Old English drūsanEvery word from Middle English drousen