Etymology

alloweth

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English allow ← Middle English allowen ← Anglo-Norman alouer
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  1. Latinallaudō
  2. Old Frenchaloer
  3. Latinallocō
  4. Old Frenchaloer
  5. Anglo-Normanalouer
  6. Middle Englishallowen
  7. Englishallow
  8. English todayalloweth

From allow + -eth.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.