Where does “drein” come from?
drein (Norman) comes from Old French drain, from Old French derrain, from Vulgar Latin deretranus, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
drein (Norman): last
Definitions
- last
Ancestry of “drein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | drain | — |
| 2 | Old French | derrain | final, last; last |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | deretranus | to hinder |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |