Where does “pulls” come from?

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

pulls (French): plural of pull

Definitions

  1. plural of pull

Ancestry of “pulls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpullpullover
2Frenchpull-overpullover
3EnglishpulloverA sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...
4Englishpull overTo come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...
Every word from English pull overEvery word from English pulloverEvery word from French pull-over