From: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=draw
O.E. dragan "to drag, to draw" (class VI strong verb; past tense drog,
pp. dragen), from P.Gmc. *draganan "carry," from PIE base *dhragh- (see
drag). Sense of "make a line or figure" (by "drawing" a pencil across
paper) is c.1200. Meaning "pull out a weapon" is c.1200. Colloquial n.
sense of "anything that can draw a crowd" is from 1881 (the verb in
this sense is 1586). To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place
of execution) is from c.1330. To draw a blank "come up with nothing"
(1825) is an allusion to a lottery. Drawback "hindrance, disadvantage"
is from 1720; drawbridge is 14c. A drawer (1580) is a box that can be
"drawn" out of a cabinet; drawers (1567) are garments that are pulled
on. Drawing room (1642) is short for withdrawing room, into which
ladies would go after dinner.
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From: Richard Mcphail <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, 31 October, 2008 20:14:36
Subject: Re: input please
Hi Lizzie,
Who can say what drawing is ? The people who did the Lascaux caves?
Henry Moore? Who makes the rules? Does a child care?
Why is the history of the word 'drawing? I sometimes think its like
drawing water from a well.
-Richard McPhail
