DROWSE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
be on the verge of sleeping
Example: The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class
Categories: Rest
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "drowse" comes from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną. It started in Proto-Germanic *drūsijaną. Then it appeared in Old English drūsan. Later, people used it in Middle English *drousen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: drozen
- German: trauern
- Danish: drøse
- Norwegian: døse
- Swedish: drösa
- Old English: drēosan
- Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.