Where does “引き付ける” come from?

引き付ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

引き付ける (Japanese): fascinate, captivate, charm

Definitions

  1. fascinate, captivate, charm

Ancestry of “引き付ける”, step by step

引き付ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 付ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付けるattach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

via Japanese 引き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese引きdiscount off a price
2Japanese引くto pull (something toward oneself)
Every word from Japanese 付く →Every word from Japanese 付ける →