myEtymology.com: English etymology of restrained

Etymology of the English word restrained

the English word restrained

derived from the English word restrain

using the English prefix re-

derived from the Latin prefix re-

derived from the English word restreyne

derived from the Old French word restreindre

derived from the Latin word restringere (draw tight; fasten behind one, tie up)

derived from the Latin word stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streig-

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the English word strain

derived from the Old French word estreindre

derived from the Latin word stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streig-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *streun-

derived from the Old French word restraindre

derived from the Latin word restringere (draw tight; fasten behind one, tie up)

derived from the Latin word stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streig-

using the Latin prefix re-

using the English suffix -ed

Word found in Modern English