Where does “dreinement” come from?
dreinement (Norman) comes from Norman drein, 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 — afterwards, post; by, at.
Definitions
Ancestry of “dreinement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | drein | last |
| 2 | Old French | drain | — |
| 3 | Old French | derrain | final, last; last |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | deretranus | to hinder |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |