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Where does “pullen” come from?

pullen (Middle English) comes from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

pullen (Middle English): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “pullen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
2Old Irish-ide—
3Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “pullen”

  • pull
  • pulling
  • pulls
  • Pill
  • pullover
  • pullback
  • pully
  • hairpulling
  • overpull
  • outpull
  • counterpull
  • pullcord
  • pullable
  • underpull
  • bell-pull
  • pull-off
  • pull-focus
  • underpuller
  • pullover
  • пуловер
  • pulls
  • pull-over
  • pull
  • Pulli
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