Where does “pull” come from?

Pull comes from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian, of uncertain origin.

pull (English): To apply a force to so that it comes toward the...

Definitions

  1. To apply a force to so that it comes toward the...

Ancestry of “pull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpullento pull
2Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “pull”

Every word from Old Irish -de →Every word from Irish -aí →Every word from Old Irish -ide →