Where does “drawer” come from?
drawer (Middle English) comes 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.
drawer (Middle English): transporter
Definitions
- transporter
Ancestry of “drawer”, step by step
drawer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English drawen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | drawen | To pull, move or draw away; To draw, push, or... |
| 2 | Old English | draġan | to draw, drag |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dragan | to haul, to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |