Where does “pull” come from?

pull (French) comes from French pull-over, from English pullover, from English pull over — To come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...

pull (French): pullover

Definitions

  1. pullover

Ancestry of “pull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpull-overpullover
2EnglishpulloverA sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...
3Englishpull overTo come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...

Words derived from “pull”

Every word from English pull over →Every word from English pullover →Every word from French pull-over →
pull — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer