Etymology

drawer

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Today it means: An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. Full definition →

English draw ← Middle English drawen ← Old English dragan
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drawer · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰrógʰ-e-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*draganą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*dragan
  5. Old Englishdragan
  6. Middle Englishdrawen
  7. Englishdraw
  8. English todaydrawer

From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

drawer · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdrawer
  2. English todaydrawer

From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.

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