Where does “pullover” come from?

Pullover comes from English pull, from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian, originally meaning to draw or drag.

pullover (English): A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...

Definitions

  1. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...

Ancestry of “pullover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpull overTo come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...

Words derived from “pullover

Every word from English pull over