Etymograph

English

pull out

Pull out comes from Middle English pullen oute.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pullen oute1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1934pull out1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pull out
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1934, Bind 3 Hotel Employes; Opera Singer Away”: “The robbers ransacked the place, pulling out drawers and…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pullen outeWiktionary, English pull out
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1934pull outWiktionary, English pull out. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1934, Bind 3 Hotel Employes; Opera Singer Away”: “The robbers ransacked the place, pulling out drawers and…”

Every English word from Middle English pullen oute

Today it means

verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pull out”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English pullen oute / pull out

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