Where does “outdraw” come from?

outdraw (English) comes from Middle English outdrauen, from Old English ūtdragan, from Old English draġan, from Proto-West Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

outdraw (English): To extract or draw out; To remove a gun from its...

Definitions

  1. To extract or draw out; To remove a gun from its...

Ancestry of “outdraw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoutdrauen—
2Old Englishūtdraganto remove; draw out
3Old Englishdraġanto draw, drag
4Proto-West Germanicdraganto haul, to carry
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic draganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dragan →