English
drowse
Drowse may come from Middle English *drousen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*drousenuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1570drowse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*drousenuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1570drowse
Earliest quotation: 1570, Thomas Tusser, London: […] [Henry Denham? for] Rychard Tottyl: “Ill huſbandry drowſeth at fortune ſo awke, / good…”
Every English word from Middle English *drousen
Today it means
verb To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *drousen / drowse