Where does “drawen” come from?
drawen (Middle English) comes 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.
drawen (Middle English): To pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or...
Definitions
- To pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or...
Ancestry of “drawen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | draġan | to draw, drag |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
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