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...
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- To extract or draw out; To remove a gun from its...
Ancestry of “outdraw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | outdrauen | — |
| 2 | Old English | ūtdragan | — |
| 3 | Old English | draġan | to draw, drag |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |