Etymology

drained

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Today it means: Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered. Full definition →

English drain ← Middle English *dreinen ← Old English drēahnian
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰrewgʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*draugiz
  4. Proto-Germanic*drauhnōną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*drauhnōn
  6. Old Englishdrēahnian
  7. Middle English*dreinen
  8. Englishdrain
  9. English todaydrained

From drain + -ed.

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