Where does “withdrawest” come from?
withdrawest (English) comes from English withdraw, from Middle English withdrawen, from Middle English drawen, 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.
withdrawest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “withdrawest”, step by step
withdrawest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English withdraw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | withdraw | To pull back, aside, or away; To stop talking... |
| 2 | Middle English | withdrawen | to draw away, draw back |
| 3 | Middle English | drawen | To pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or... |
| 4 | Old English | draġan | to draw, drag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |