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Where does “drawinge” come from?

drawinge (Middle English) comes from Middle English drawende, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic dragandz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Ancestry of “drawinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrawende—
2Old Englishdragende—
3Proto-Germanicdragandzdrawing
4Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

Words derived from “drawinge”

  • drawing
  • drawings
  • underdrawing
  • indrawing
  • toothdrawing
  • subdrawing
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